Police appeal for information and witnesses following robbery in Northwich

Officers are appealing for witnesses and those with CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward following an attempted robbery in Northwich.

At around 10.23pm on Sunday 18 August, police were called to reports of a robbery near Robert Street, Northwich.

The caller reported that he had been cycling on the pedestrian footbridge over Hunts Lock when an unknown man stepped out in front of him, blocking his path. A second unknown man then appeared from behind the cyclist trapping him.

The first man proceeded to pull out a knife and held it at the victim's neck, causing two superficial cuts, and asked him to empty his pockets. However, the victim claimed he had nothing of value on his person and the two individuals then left the area in the direction of The Crescent on e-bikes.

The men were dressed in all black, with ski masks and were wearing blue latex gloves.

Officers are now asking anyone who witnessed what happened or may have any relevant information or video footage to get in touch with them, quoting incident number IML-1898201.

Detective Constable Kelly Mitchell, of CID Reactive West, said:

“We are asking for anyone, who may have witnessed the incident or saw anything suspicious in the surrounding area around the time it occurred to please contact us.

“The same goes for anyone who may have any captured CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage which could aid our ongoing investigation.”

You can report information via:

http://www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us

...or call 101.