Balaclava-wearing robbers make off with £600 and passport in daytime Portsmouth attack
A man was victim to a daylight city centre robbery by a gang of six men wearing balaclavas.
The 52-year-old victim was on Willis Road between 12.30pm and 12.45pm on Sunday, March 22 when he was approached by a group of men in balaclavas before being shoved to the floor.
The robbers made off with his black Ellesse bum bag, which contained £600 of Polish currency and his UK passport. “We believe a group of six males were involved in this incident, one of which was riding a white bike and another an e-scooter,” police said.
“Were you in the area at the time? Did you see a group of six males quickly cross from Stanhope Street, by the train station, towards Willis Road? Or did you witness the incident or the males leaving the area?”
Anyone with information should contact police online or on 101 quoting 44260136356.
* Note - the date of this story has been updated following information from Hampshire Police