Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after a 30-year-old woman was robbed of her purse in Reading on Tuesday (14/2).
At around 7.15pm, the woman was walking down Milford Road, off Cardiff Road, Reading when she was approached from behind by a man and threatened with a knife.
The man took her purse containing £30 from her handbag and then ran off along Milford Road, away from the Cardiff Road.
The Reading offender is described as being generally scruffy and dirty in appearance, in his thirties, 5ft 11ins, and of average build. He had a local accent with a hint of Scottish and was wearing dark clothing with a black woollen beanie-style hat and a black scarf covering the bottom half of his face.
The knife was the size of a pen knife with a rusty blade.
Police are appealing for any witnesses to the offence, which left the victim shaken and upset. They would also like to hear from anyone who saw the offender running away or found the Reading victim’s burgundy coloured Dune purse discarded anywhere.
Anyone with any information should contact Det Sgt Andy Beeney via the 24-hour Thames Valley Police Enquiry Line on 101.
If you don’t want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.
Thames Valley Police ~ Reading
