Woman threatened with knife during Avenham Park robbery

Posted on - 21st December, 2017 - 6:30pm | Author - Ed Walker | Posted in - Avenham, Crime, Parks, Preston City Centre, Preston News

A woman has been mugged in a Preston city centre park.

The incident during Thursday (21 December) saw a woman approached by a man in Avenham Park.

Advertisements

The man, who had a knife, took a small quantity of cash from her according to Preston Police.

An eyewitness said the knife was held to the woman’s throat during the incident at around 2.30pm.

The man made off towards the river.

Advertisements

Preston Police said the man is described as white, in his 20s and carrying a JD sports bag.

Anyone with information can call police on 101 quoting incident reference LC-20171221-0913.

Advertisements

Preston in pictures

View more Advertisement Subscribe to the newsletter

Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.

Advertisement News by location

Find news by location, select an area of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

The Preston Guide

Discover local businesses and services near you.

Advertisements

Advertisement Categories

Find news by category, select an category of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.