A ROBBER threatened four people and stole cash from one during an incident in Bournemouth town centre.

Police are hunting the offender, who struck in the street near the Triangle at 8.41pm on Monday July 27.

The police helicopter and specially-trained officers from the dog section were involved in a search of the area after the alarm was raised.

So far no arrests have been made a but a spokesman for Dorset Police said inquiries are continuing. No one was hurt.

The victims, two local men and two women in their 20s, and the offender are believed to be known or connected to one another.

Three police cars were parked up near the Wessex Way flyover by the tennis courts throughout the evening and the force helicopter circled above the town centre for around an hour.