Appeal for witnesses after parcels stolen in Loughborough robbery

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after parcels were stolen from a delivery van in Loughborough.

Around 8.40am yesterday (Wednesday 25 September) a delivery driver for a national distribution company was attempting to make a delivery in Cornflower Road when two men holding crowbars and wearing balaclavas approached the van.

The men pulled the driver - a man in his 60s - from the vehicle and began transferring a number of parcels from the van into a grey Audi A3.

The car then left the area in the direction of Carnation Road and onto the A6004.

The driver was not injured in the incident.

An investigation is ongoing to identify the people responsible for the robbery and as part of enquiries officers would like to speak to anyone who was in the area.

Detective Constable Sadie Adams said: “At the time this incident occurred this area of Loughborough will have been busy with people commuting to work or dropping children at school.

“If you were in the area yesterday and saw the incident occur or people in the area acting in a manner that seemed unusual or suspicious, please get in touch.

“I’m also keen to hear from anyone who thinks they may have seen the Audi leaving the area – if you were driving past at the time and have a dash cam you may have captured footage that could be useful to our investigation.”

Information can be passed online at https://www.leics.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or by calling 101 - quoting reference 24*572527.