Appeal for witnesses to attempted robbery in Cheltenham

Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery which took place in Cheltenham last week.

The incident happened on Merestones Drive in The Park area at around 1.20pm on Tuesday 16 September.

It was reported that an unknown man had approached another man before making threats and trying to steal the victim’s phone from his hand.

The victim refused to hand over his phone and a struggle ensued before the suspect left the area.

The suspect was described as being a mixed-race man who was around 6ft tall. He was wearing a black North Face jacket, black jogging bottoms, trainers and a balaclava style face covering.

Investigating officers have conducted enquiries and are now asking anyone who was in the area and saw what happened or who has CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage to make contact.

Information can be provided to police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 508 of 16 September: www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/