Thursday, 9 April 2015 - 11:49pm |
Wellington

Aggravated Robbery - Lower Hutt

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Between 8 and 8:25pm on Thursday the 9th of April 2015 a 22 year old female has been a victim of an aggravated robbery on the stop bank in the vicinity of Hutt Valley High School.

The offenders have been described as two teenage males, ethnicity not known. One wearing long shorts and a black and white top. The other male wearing a dark coloured hooded sweatshirt with an emblem on the front with the hood pulled up over his head. He is also wearing a tan coloured pair of trousers.

The offenders have approached the female and produced a knife and threatened that they would stab her if she did not hand over her cell phone.

The victim has refused and a subsequent struggle has ensued between the three.

Police are seeking the assistance of the public. Police are also seeking the assistance of two females who were walking in the same direction and could possibly know the males involved.

Police are concerned due to the nature of the crime and this being the third occurrence of this nature in the Hutt Valley in recent days. Police are determined to apprehend those who are responsible.

Contact the Wellington District Command Centre or Wellington District Crime Squad on 04 3812077

 

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