Appeal for witnesses following robbery in Portsmouth

We are appealing for witnesses following a robbery on The Mary Rose Street in Portsmouth at the weekend. 

On Sunday 26 February at approximately 2.50pm a 17-year-old boy was approached by two people next to the multi-storey car park.

The victim was threatened with a knife and forced to hand over his bike. He was not injured. 

One of the offenders then rode away on the bike, with the second person running behind him. They turned out of The Mary Rose Street, past the car park entrance to the Civic offices and onto Isambard Brunel Road. They then went past Tesco Express and the train station to Edinburgh Road and were last seen travelling in the direction of Unicorn Road. 

The first person is described as: 

• Male 
• Aged in his teens 
• Mixed race
• Of medium build 
• Afro hair 
• Wearing a black puffer jacket and grey tracksuit bottoms.

 

The second person is described as: 

• Male 
• Aged in his teens 
• Approximately 5ft 10ins-5ft 11ins tall 
• Of slim build 
• Wearing a black balaclava, black puffer jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms and black trainers. 

We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and witnessed the incident, or anyone who may have seen two people matching the above descriptions with the bike in the area of Isambard Brunel Road or Commercial Road. 

We also have these images of the bike and are asking for members of the public to report any sightings of it to us. Perhaps you have seen the bike for sale online or elsewhere? 

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting reference 44230079534. 

Alternatively, go online and submit information via https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/