Detectives investigating robbery in Hinckley

Incident number: 19*178935

Witnesses to a report of a robbery in Hinckley are being asked to contact police with any information.

It happened in Coventry Road, at the junction with Northfield Road, at around 5.15pm on Monday 8 April.

The victim, a man in his 20s, was walking along the road with his girlfriend when suspect has ran towards the victim and pushed him up against the fence demanding him to hand over his watch and jewellery.

A vehicle, believed to be a Silver Renault Clio, was parked on Coventry Road and the suspect ran towards it, got into the passenger side before the vehicle has driven off.

Detective Constable 263 Kerry Willden, the investigating officer, said: “This happened on a busy road in the early evening. Please cast your mind back. Did you notice anything unusual? Did you see a car parked at the side of the road?

“If you have a dashcam in your vehicle, please check the footage to see if it has recorded anything that has not yet been overwritten. Any information you have could help with my investigation.”

Call 101, quoting crime number 19*178935.