TWO people have been arrested after a man was threatened with a knife and had his bicycle stolen.
Witnesses reported seeing armed police in the Littledown Park Avenue in the early afternoon of Friday.
A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “At 1.15pm on Friday January 15, Dorset Police received a report of a robbery in Harewood Avenue in Bournemouth where the male victim was threatened with a knife by a group of three people, who stole his bicycle.
“Officers attended and arrested an 18-year-old man from Bournemouth on suspicion of robbery and possession of a controlled drug and a 15-year-old boy from Bournemouth on suspicion of robbery. They are currently helping officers with enquiries.
“It was reported that a third suspect made off from the scene on the victim’s bike.”
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