Can you help find robber sought after "nasty" attack?

POLICE want information after a man was attacked on Parkwood Road in Pokesdown at 9.40am yesterday.

The victim, a 64-year-old man from Boscombe, was threatened and made to hand over a laptop and cash. He sustained minor injuries. The offender ran off into the Coleville Road area through back gardens.

Detective Steven May, of Bournemouth CID, said in a statement: “This was a nasty attack.”

The offender is in his 20s, around 5ft 11ins tall, of skinny build with short close-cropped hair. He wore a dark, possibly navy coloured jacket, dark trousers and carried a purple rucksack.

Call Dorset Police on 101 quoting incident number 11:108 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Comments(8)

Your reporter in spain says...
9:11am Fri 12 Oct 12

Nice to see Boscombe continues to improve through rose-tinted glasses .
60 rehab centres ? That is virtually all of the houses in Walpole Road to put it in perspective
Some people continue to believe this flimsy dream

Dont drop litter says...
9:42am Fri 12 Oct 12

Unfortunately not much of a description. A skinny chav in a tracksuit possibly? could be any one of the drug smoking waisters

Your reporter in spain says...
10:03am Fri 12 Oct 12

Dont drop litter wrote:
Unfortunately not much of a description. A skinny chav in a tracksuit possibly? could be any one of the drug smoking waisters
Fair enough but they dress to blend in , you wouldn't go out to rob someone dressed as Ronald macdonald that's why description of a Chav is a waste of time ,they actually make chavs in Boscombe , mind you they may have to look for a new uniform noww JJB have gone bust

penhale says...
10:22am Fri 12 Oct 12

How could this happen when crime is at an all time low in Dorset.?

pete woodley says...
10:23am Fri 12 Oct 12

Surely not in Pokesdown,i thought that it was the IN place,according to a few "traders".

roysses says...
2:30pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Yes "Pete" there are more than 50 Traders in Pokesdown.

I, like all decent people, hope that the scumbag who robbed the 64 year old man is soon found and jailed. And wish the man he robbed a speedy recovery.

Pokesdown is a nice place. There is no need for you in another part of the town to worry about us, look after your own patch.

pete woodley says...
6:42pm Sun 14 Oct 12

You are full of BULL.

roysses says...
10:08pm Sun 14 Oct 12

That is just what I think of you.

I see you writing daily about all manner of items on the Echo. At least I know of the area I talk about, whilst you know nothing but talk about everything

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