North Lanarkshire Crime: Schoolboy, 12, left 'shaken' after being threatened and robbed of e-bike
Enquiries are ongoing.
Detectives are looking to trace a man after a child was threatened and robbed in North Lanarkshire.
A 12-year-old boy was in West End Park, Coatbridge when he was approached by a man, threatened, and robbed of his electric bike around 4.30pm on Wednesday, February 11.
The man is described as white, of average height, of slim build with ginger hair and stubble.
He was wearing dark clothing and left with the bike towards King Street in Airdrie. He was later seen in the Waverley Drive area of Airdrie.
Detective Constable Glenn Coletta said: “Thankfully the boy was not hurt during this frightening incident however, he has been left extremely shaken.
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“I am appealing to anyone in the vicinity of the West End Park who has private CCTV or dash-cam footage to please review this and see if it has captured anything of significance”
“In addition, anyone who has yet to speak to officers and witnessed the robbery is asked to get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 2966 of 11 February. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.