Witness appeal following offensive weapon incident in New Milton

We are appealing for witnesses to an incident in Ashley Road, New Milton at 2.10pm on Sunday 3 December.

During the incident, a group of men and women were out walking a dog when they were threatened by a man who was driving a black Volkswagen Golf.

At one point, while walking along Ashley Road, the unknown man is reported to have parked a short distance in front of the group, retrieved a torque wrench from the boot of his vehicle and then started threatening one of the men with it.

The suspect was also said to be shouting, swearing and making verbal threats towards the victim.

Thankfully, the victim and other members of the group, were unharmed.

The suspect is described as;

- White
- Aged in his mid-20s
- Pale complexion
- Short, fair in colour, chinstrap-style facial hair
- Skinny build
- 6ft 1ins tall
- Wearing a black baseball cap, black tracksuit top and black bottoms

We believe this to be an isolated incident, which followed an earlier encounter between the suspect and the group. As such, we don’t believe there to be any wider concerns for, or threat to the community.

If you saw or heard anything of this incident, or have any CCTV, mobile phone, dashcam or doorbell camera footage which may assist our investigation, please contact 101 and quote incident number 44230493880.

You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111, or visit our website below.

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