Bracknell

Police are hunting a man who robbed a teenager as he waited for a bus in Bracknell on Saturday afternoon (12/1).

At 5.20pm a 13-year-old boy and his friend were at Bracknell bus station waiting for a bus to Ascot when they were approached by a young man.

The man threatened the boy and snatched his shoulder bag. He then walked off in the direction of the railway station and crossed the bridge going towards Easthampstead.

The robber is white, in his early twenties, 5ft 10ins to 6ft, slim with a muscular build, with short fair hair combed forwards. He was smartly dressed in a dark grey woollen jacket with large round buttons and black trousers.

The stolen bag is a black canvas Nike bag with a brown and green shoulder strap and a multi-striped shoulder pad. It contained a Nokia 6021 mobile phone and black iPod Nano with white headphones.

Anyone who witnessed the Bracknell incident, or who has any information that could assist police is asked to contact PC Geoff Hawley on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police or give your name, please call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.

Thames Valley Police ~ Bracknell