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.”