Police are investigating after a woman was robbed at knifepoint on a street in Morecambe over the weekend.
It was reported that at around 1:40pm on Saturday (October 18) on Clarendon Road in Morecambe, a woman in her 60s was approached and threatened with a knife, before having her handbag stolen.
As the woman’s bag was stolen, a passer-by intervened, and the bag was left at the scene. The woman was unhurt.
An investigation is underway and enquiries, including CCTV enquiries have been conducted and are ongoing.
Police would like to speak to the passer-by, solely as a witness. He is described as being around 70 years old, white with grey hair and around 5ft 4in tall. He was thought to be wearing a blue and white checked shirt and black pants with glasses.
A spokesperson for Morecambe Area Police said: ‘’We understand he arrived at the scene from the Clarendon Road and West End Road area of Morecambe. To re-iterate, we want to speak to him simply as a witness. He is not in any trouble.
‘’We would also like to speak with a man described as around 6ft tall, black, clean shaven wearing a dark black hoodie, blue jeans and white trainers.
‘’He is thought to have spoken with an English accent. We would like to speak with him in connection with our enquiries.
‘’If you have any information that could assist us in our enquiries, or in identifying the witness or the other man, please do get in touch.’’
You can contact 101 quoting log 0777 of October 18.
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