Robbery

Police appeal for witnesses to Derry's Cross robbery

Police investigating a reported robbery near the Derry's Cross roundabout, Plymouth on Thursday 9 February are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

It happened at one of the bus stops outside Anglia House, 10 Derry's Cross, Plymouth, at around 6pm.

The victim, a man in his 30s, has reported having a watch, mobile phone and wallet stolen after being approached by a...

Woman punched while walking her dog in Plymouth

Detectives investigating a robbery in Plymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman was punched while walking her dog.

The woman in her 40s was walking with her dog on the pathway next to Uxbridge Drive, Ernesettle, through a field when she was approached by a man who punched her and stole her handbag before running away towards Hawkinge Gardens.

The...

Police appeal after attempted robbery in Plymstock

Police are appealing for any witnesses following an attempt Robbery in the Dean Cross Road area of Plymstock on Monday 18 September 2017.

The incident happened between 11.15pm and 11.25pm. The victim, a male in his 30s, was sat on the benches alongside the park eating a snack. He was approached by a young man who was aged between 19-years-old to 20-years-old.

The offender then...

Appeal after attempted robbery in Central Park

Police are appealing to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in Central Park in Plymouth late on the night of Monday 17th April 2017.

An 18-year-old local man was walking through the park at around 11.30pm when he was approached by an unknown man who asked him for a cigarette. The unknown man then threatened the victim and asked for his wallet and phone. The victim refused and...

Police appeal after assault and robbery in Plymouth

Police are seeking any witnesses to an assault and robbery which happened on Poole Park Road, Plymouth, at around 11pm on Friday 22nd July 2016.

The 18-year-old male victim was walking home when he was approached from behind by two men not known to him. One of the men struck the victim in the face making his nose bleed.

The two men made off with £5 in cash, a shoulder bag made...

Two arrested after robbery at taxi rank

Police are seeking witnesses to a robbery which happened at the taxi rank on Raleigh Street, Plymouth, shortly after midnight on 2nd July 2016.

The taxi rank is outside what used to be the Derry’s departments store.

A 50-year-old man from Plymouth was assaulted by two people, a man and a woman, and his wallet and mobile phone were stolen. He received injuries to his head and...

Plymouth bookmakers raided by armed robbers

Police are appealing for witnesses after two people were seen running away from the scene of an armed robbery in Plymouth.

Two people wearing balaclavas entered the Coral Bookmakers on Wolseley Road at 8pm on Monday 9 May 2016.

One of the suspects held the door while the other threatened a lone female cashier with a knife.

Around £260 from the till was placed in a bag...

CCTV appeal after grandmother and child hurt in robbery

Police have issued CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in relation to a robbery in the Southway area of Plymouth.

The incident took place at the junction of Skerries Road and Alderney Road, Southway, Plymouth, at around midday on Tuesday 23 February.

The victim, a 72-year-old woman, was pushing a pram which contained her one-year-old grandson when her handbag was pulled...

Physically disabled man robbed in Plymouth

Police are hunting for two men who robbed and assaulted a 42-year-old physically disabled man on a Plymouth street for just £10.

The victim, who uses a walking stick, was on Mannamead Road at 10.45pm on Thursday [28 January] when he was approached by the two men.

They demanded cash and then rifled through his pockets.

When he hit one of them with his stick, he was...

Appeal after attempted robbery and assault

Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery and assault that took place in the Efford area of Plymouth.

At around 4.15am on Sunday 13th September, an 18-year-old man was walking on the footpath that runs from Efford lane towards Channel Park Avenue following a night out with friends.

He was stopped by two men who demanded his mobile phone from him, he...

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