Appeal After Knife Point Robbery In Market Harborough

Police are appealing for information after a knifepoint robbery in a Market Harborough.

Two men wearing balaclavas approached two boys and girl who were sitting on a bench in the park in Sherrard Road, off Ridgeway West, at around 4.45pm yesterday.

One of the robbers threatened them with a knife and demanded valuables – one of the boys, aged 18, had his wallet and bag stolen.

The teenagers have been left shaken by the incident, but were not injured.

Both robbers were white and wear wearing dark clothing and spoke with local accents – they walked into the park from Worcester Drive and ran off on-foot in the direction of the town centre.

Officers are particularly keen to speak to anyone who was in Sherrard Park, or saw two men leaving the area between 4.30pm and 5pm yesterday, has any dashcam footage or who has CCTV at their house in the area.

Sergeant Pete Jelbert from Market Harborough Police Station, spoke to Hfm:

There is also an appeal for information about the whereabouts of the stolen bag, which may have been discarded, as it contained the teenager’s A-Level work.

You can pass on information by visiting https://www.leics.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ and quoting reference 20*633810.

The park off Sherrard Road
Pic: Google