Ariana Grande's older brother Frankie was hit in the back of his head and robbed of his Louis Vuitton bag while he was walking in Manhattan, police say

• Police said Ariana Grande's brother was mugged in New York.

• The man was hit in the back of the head while walking in Midtown.

• The two teenagers were taken into custody by police.

The New York Police Department told Insider that Ariana Grande's older brother was mugged while walking in Manhattan.

According to the police department, Grande was hit in the back of his head by two boys who then ran off with his bag.

Police said that the suspects fled with the bag, which contained an Apple device.

NYPD officers were dispatched to the scene where Grande refused to be taken to the hospital.

Two young people were arrested a short distance away. The suspects tried to use Grande's credit card at a number of stores.

The suspects, whose names were not released because they are minor, are accused of a number of crimes.

The suspects had fake weapons on them.

The incident was acknowledged in a story on Tuesday.

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