Delivery driver threatened with knife in New Mills

A driver was threatened with a knife while delivering food in New Mills.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jun 2018, 09:21 BST
Updated 5th Jun 2018, 09:27 BST
The would-be robber asked for the food and threatened the delivery driver with a knife.The would-be robber asked for the food and threatened the delivery driver with a knife.
The would-be robber asked for the food and threatened the delivery driver with a knife.

Sometime between 11.15pm and midnight on Wednesday May 30, a 53-year-old man was walking along Dale Road to make a food delivery.

He was approached by a man who asked for the food before threatening the victim with a knife and demanding his car keys. The victim refused and went to a nearby house for help.

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The would-be robber ran off, kicking the victim’s car as he passed, causing damage to the door.

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He is white, in his 20s and of athletic build. He is around 5ft 9ins tall and had blonde or light brown hair. He had a mark on his cheek, near his left eye. He wore blue jeans and a grey long sleeve top.

Witnesses or anyone with information should call PC Karen Hodgkinson on 101, quoting reference 18000248492 or send her a message online by visiting the Contact Us section of the website www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.