Monday 30 May 2016

Pensioner Robbed At Gunpoint After Bank Visit: CCTV Released

Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect they wish to speak with after an elderly man was robbed at gunpoint in Woolwich.
At approximately 10.15am on Thursday, January 7, the victim - a man aged in his early 70s - returned to his van in the Wilkinsons car park after withdrawing a substantial amount of money from a bank on Woolwich New Road.
He was approached by the suspect, who got into the car and produced a black handgun, before telling the victim to drive.
They drove past the Woolwich Ferry and turned into Farmdale Road, close to the flyover for the A2, Blackwall Tunnel approach.
The suspect told the man to stop the van before stealing the money and running away.
The suspect is described as black, aged in his early thirties, 6ft 2ins tall and of athletic build.
He was wearing a black coat and had a scarf over his face.
Detectives from Greenwich are investigating and would like to speak with anyone who either saw the suspect get into the van at the car park, or running away from Farmdale Road.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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