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.