CCTV images released as part of Portsmouth robbery investigation

We’re releasing CCTV images of two people we would like to identify as part of a robbery investigation in Portsmouth.

At around 4.15am on Saturday 4 November, a 21 year-old man reported having his wallet stolen by two men, one of whom he believed was holding a knife.

The man was walking down Clarendon Road near to The Strand bar when he was approached by the two men. They allowed him to remove his ID before taking the wallet and heading down Clarendon Road towards the seafront. He was not hurt.

At 5am an attempt was made to use one of the bank cards that was stolen at the Shell petrol station next to Lidl on Goldsmith Avenue in Fratton.

We would like to hear from anyone who can help us identify the two men pictured in the CCTV images, as we would like to speak to them as part of our investigation.

We appreciate they are not the clearest images, but perhaps you saw these men in the area? Where did they go? Did you capture their movements on CCTV?

We are also keen to talk to anyone who was in the vicinity of the Shell garage around 5am that morning who may have seen anything suspicious.

You can contact us by calling 101 quoting reference number 44230450847, or submit information to us online here: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org