By Boy left shaken after being threatened with ‘bladed weapon’ in Bradley Woods robbery
Humberside Police are appealing for information after two boys were robbed near the entrance to Bradley Woods, with one of the perpetrators threatening one of them with a bladed weapon.
The thieves left with a Santa Cruz Bronson CC Mountain Bike from one of the boys, the incident happened around 3.30pm on Sunday 18 September.
The force believe a grey VW Golf Vehicle parked nearby was used in the robbery, and to flee the scene.
The victims described one of the teenagers as white, with a large build and around 5ft 9ins tall, around mid-teens.
The other was described as having short brown hair, wearing a jumper and black tracksuit, white, of a slim build, and around 5ft 11ins tall, also possibly late teens.
Humberside Police said: “Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a reported robbery in Grimsby at around 3.30pm on Sunday 18 September. It was reported that two male teenagers approached two boys near to the entry of Bradley Woods and threatened one of them with a bladed weapon before stealing a Santa Cruz Bronson CC Mountain Bike from him.
“Thankfully the victim was not harmed but was very shaken by the incident. It is believed that the bike was placed into the boot of a grey VW Golf vehicle parked nearby, which fled the scene along Bradley Road towards Bradley Crossroads.
“It is reported the boot of the car was still open and the bike was on view during this time. The victim reported one of the teenagers as being white, of a large build, around 5ft 9ins tall, and aged in his mid-teens.
“He had short brown hair, and was wearing a jumper and black tracksuit. The second teenager was described as being white, of a slim build, around 5ft 11ins tall, and possibly aged in his late teens.
“He was wearing a black top and jogging bottoms with a balaclava. Officers investigating the incident are appealing for witnesses or for anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the area to contact us on 101, quoting log 358 of 18 September.”
