Appeal for witnesses and footage following robbery in Poynton

Officers investigating reports of a robbery in Poynton are appealing for any witnesses or those with footage to come forward.

Shortly before 5.10pm on Wednesday 2 October, police were called to reports of a robbery in Poynton.

A man stated he had been riding an e-bike along London Road, Hazel Grove, at 5pm when he became aware of two men on a red motorbike who started to follow him into the centre of Poynton.

On Park Lane, Poynton, the passenger on the motorbike dismounted and tried to kick the victim to remove him from the e-bike.

The victim fled to a nearby car park close to Waitrose on Park Lane, where he was threatened with a knife by the motorbike passenger. This suspect then made off on the victim’s e-bike in the direction of Hazel Grove, along with the second suspect on the motorbike.

The e-bike was subsequently located later that evening abandoned in Stockport.

The two suspects are described as male, were wearing black clothing and black balaclavas, and are believed to be around 18-20 years old.

Officers are now appealing for anyone with any information, anyone who witnessed the incident, or anyone who has footage which could aid the investigation, to get in touch.

Detective Sergeant Tom Binder said:

“Although the stolen e-bike has since been recovered, we are now working to trace those responsible.

“This incident happened at a busy time of day, so we are looking for anyone who may have witnessed what happened, or saw anything suspicious around the time of the incident, to get in touch with us.

“The same goes for anyone with any CCTV or dashcam footage which may help us with our investigation.”

You can report information via cheshire.police.uk/tell-us, or call 101, quoting IML-1931348.