Robbers strike in broad daylight.

TWO thugs threatened a man with a knife and robbed him in broad daylight.

The 45-year-old victim was in Fincheley Road, Westcliff, when he was approached by the two lowlives at about 10.45am on Thursday.

They pulled out a 6ins long knife which was described as having a knuckle duster as a handle.

They demanded his wallet and Nike sports bag, which they then stole. The victim ran off.

 

The suspects are described as both black.

The one with the knife was aged 15 to 20, about 5ft 9ins tall wearing a black tracksuit and bright red trainers.

The other was early teens, about 5ft 7ins tall, and was wearing all black with a dintinctive large diamond earring.

 

Anyone with information should call the Target Offender Team at Southend police station on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Comments(13)

reptile says...
10:43am Fri 26 Oct 12

It's open day for comments.

asbo industries inc says...
10:47am Fri 26 Oct 12

http://www.met.polic
e.uk/foi/pdfs/disclo
sure_2011/july/20110
50004143.pdf.

knife crime by ethnicity (page 4). presented without comment

j-w says...
11:17am Fri 26 Oct 12

"two lowlives"

lol

Basildon.lad.21 says...
11:29am Fri 26 Oct 12

Im not condoning this sort of behaviour atall, but they would of got more of a hit if they robbed a shop.

PJR-121 says...
11:29am Fri 26 Oct 12

j-w wrote:
"two lowlives" lol
Nice to see the impartial reporting in the Echo...

Next time may I suggest scumbags?

DEBT*COLLECTOR says...
11:32am Fri 26 Oct 12

2 very nice wonderful African upstanding gentlemen, not lowlives just very nice people that do lots for charity. Wont say what I want to say as I will be tarnished as a racist.

Soouthchurch59 says...
11:54am Fri 26 Oct 12

Reverse bigotology!?

rjsizzler says...
1:02pm Fri 26 Oct 12

Finchley Road, not "Fincheley Road"!!!!

Rochford Rob says...
1:22pm Fri 26 Oct 12

More 'enrichment' through 'diversity'

Many thanks to NeuLiebor.

Best way to make money is invent 100 children and scam the benefits system.

(Only for those recently arrived to 'enrich' us of course)

Eric Whim says...
2:34pm Fri 26 Oct 12

dintinctive


eh?

SpiffSpaffington1984 says...
5:31pm Fri 26 Oct 12

Well this is a rare occurance isnt it

humps says...
8:09pm Fri 26 Oct 12

Nice friendly place this area of Westcliff is now, but what's changed over the years! i wonder!!
New Labour and it's open door let anyone in policy. But where is Mr Blair now, defiantly not living in places like Westcliff, he just dumped those problems on the locals who had no say in it. Sooner or later the good people who are being attacked will have to meet crime with crime, the police and politicians will not help.

reptile says...
3:20pm Sat 27 Oct 12

humps wrote:
Nice friendly place this area of Westcliff is now, but what's changed over the years! i wonder!!
New Labour and it's open door let anyone in policy. But where is Mr Blair now, defiantly not living in places like Westcliff, he just dumped those problems on the locals who had no say in it. Sooner or later the good people who are being attacked will have to meet crime with crime, the police and politicians will not help.
The Tories took us into the EU not Labour this opened the door to half the problem.

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