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Police hunt thug in street robbery
Date published: 08 March 2010
THIS is the man police are hunting after he stalked a teenager and threatened him into handing over his mobile telephone.
He followed his 14-year-old victim on to the 184 bus in Lees town centre on January 20, and continued to follow him as he got off at around 8.45pm in Lees Road at its junction with Glodwick Road.
The boy walked down Cross Street, crossed Huddersfield Road and on to Shaw Road, still being followed by the man, who was aged 25-30,
He then confronted his victim, and demanded his mobile phone. The boy refused, but dropped the phone on the ground after he was physically threatened.
The thief, who was white, 6ft tall and skinny, picked up the black Samsung Tocco and ran off. Police issued this picture, captured on CCTV cameras, of the man they are seeking.
He has stubble and a couple of spots on his face and wore a grey and black jacket and grey trainers. Anyone with any information should contact police on 0161-872 5050 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800-555 111.
Comments
lets see some real action taken against this scumbag, when he is caught, as he surely will be, with a good photo"
I wish GMP would release this info sooner after the incident. Some one may remember seeing this low life in the area wearing those clothes, but memory fades with time.
Is there a bus stop at that junction? There's one on the bypass which might count, but there's no housing in the immediate area so he must have walked a fair way.
7 Weeks is a long time but I think it's an indication of how seriously the police are taking it - not very.
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I'm sure the spots will still be on his face 7 weeks later!
Hopefully the scum will be caught soon before his violence escalates.
By MarkH @ 08/03/2010 12:57:19