THE Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery near the Wheatley university campus recently.
At 7.30pm on Thursday, January 22, a man was walking along Waterperry Road, off London Road towards the Wheatley Campus when he reached the bridge which runs over the A40. Here he was approached by a group of between five to seven men who surrounded him and asked what he had in his bag. When they asked if he had any cash or a mobile phone he replied that he did not and ran away towards the university campus.
The men are all described as being in their late teens to early twenties, and were wearing dark coloured tracksuit bottoms and hooded tops. They were all between 5ft 10ins and 6ft except for one who was around 5ft 5ins.
PC Ali Foster, who is investigating the incident, said: “The men were intimidating and one held a large stick while another man had something shiny in his hand, which could have been a weapon.
“Although the men didn?t get anything, this has left the victim shaken and I am keen to appeal to anyone who might have seen these men, or have any information to help with my inquiries ,to contact me.”
Anyone with any information about the incident can contact PC Foster at Thame police station on 0845 8 505 505, or if you don?t want to talk to the police or give your name, call the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
Picture: A bus crosses over the A40 near Wheatley, where an attemped robbery took place on January 22.
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