Police have appealed for witnesses after a moped-riding trio allegedly tried to rip away a woman’s bag from her in a Nottinghamshire town. A member of the public called police after reportedly seeing three people on a moped try to snatch a woman’s handbag on Jubilee Way North, Mansfield, at around 6.25pm on Saturday, January 4.
Nottinghamshire Police said she managed to wrestle her bag back before fleeing into a nearby house, while the suspects rode away from the scene. The force added the moped had a broken number plate and front-end damage and was seen riding around Mansfield throughout the day.
A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery on January 5, with police investigations ongoing to track down other suspects. Officers are now appealing for witnesses, as well as the victim of the reported incident who is currently unknown to them, to come forward.
Detective Inspector Mark Booth of Nottinghamshire Police said: “This is a very serious incident, so we’re naturally keen to speak to anyone who knows anything about what happened. That includes the victim, who will have understandably been left shaken up by what happened, but who hasn’t yet reported it to the police.
“If that person was you and you were targeted in the manner described, we’d ask that you please contact us, so we can track down those responsible. We also want to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident, or who saw a moped matching this description riding around the Mansfield area yesterday.”
Police have asked people to report information by calling 101, quoting incident 425 of January 4. Witnesses can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.