Appeal for witnesses to suspicious incident in Churchdown

Police are appealing for information following a suspicious incident in Churchdown earlier this week.

It was reported that a teenage girl had her shoes stolen by an unknown man whilst sat at a bus stop on Monday (15 November).

The 17-year-old girl stated that she was at the bus stop on Pirton Lane at around 5.20pm when she was approached by the man before he used force to grab her leg and pull off her shoes.

He then ran away in the direction of Chosen Drive. 

The man has been described as being aged in his 30s, of a chubby build, 5ft 10ins tall and wearing a hoodie with blue joggers.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team has been in contact with the girl's school to provide reassurance to other pupils and extra patrols are now taking place.

Investigating officers are working to identify the man and are asking for anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV footage to please get in contact.

Information can be submitted online by completing the following form and referencing incident 394 of 15 November: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively you can call police on 101 or speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.