Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a robbery in Rickmansworth.
At around 8.45pm on Thursday, August 29 , a man was walking on Nightingale Road, near Victoria Close, when his bag was snatched by a man riding a moped.
His mobile phone was also knocked out of his hand and smashed, but recovered.
Detective Constable Nathan Kaye, who is investigating, said: “This was an incident which left the victim shocked, but fortunately uninjured.
“While these types of thefts are currently in the national news, incidents of this nature remain rare in Three Rivers. Even so, we would encourage people to take some sensible precautions to protect their phone and stay safe while using it in a public place.
“I would like to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity around the time of this incident and saw what happened to get in touch, also if you have CCTV which captured anything out of the ordinary I would also like to hear from you.
“I can be contacted directly by email via nathan.kaye@herts.police.uk”
You can also report information online at herts.police.uk/report, speak to an operator in the Force Communications Room via the online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or call the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference 41/72215/24.
Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org
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