Fishing gear raiders hunted

OFFICERS investigating a robbery in which a 69-year-old man was robbed of nearly £1,000 of fishing tackle in Great Blakenham, are expected to release a computer generated 'e' fit of the woman involved.

OFFICERS investigating a robbery in which a 69-year-old man was robbed of nearly £1,000 of fishing tackle in Great Blakenham, are expected to release a computer generated 'e' fit of the woman involved.

Descriptions of others involved have also been released.

At around 3pm on Wednesday, December 19, the man was fishing at Sharnford Lock when he was approached by a group of four men and a woman who started to engage him in conversation. He was then threatened by two of the group who were brandishing knives, demanding that he handed over his equipment. The group then fled.

The man was not physically injured, but was left extremely shaken.

The four male offenders who are all in their early 20s, are described as white male, around 6ft tall, wearing black woolly hat, dark blue Parka style coat, dark blue jeans, white baseball boots; black male, around 5ft 9in tall, clean shaven, wearing black woolly hat, black bomber jacket, blue jeans; white male, around 5ft 9in tall, clean shaven, wearing woolly hat, light coloured jacket and blue jeans; white male, around 5ft 9in tall, clean shaven, wearing bright blue Nike training shoes; the woman is described as white, late teens, 5ft 4in-5ft 5in tall, slim build, long waist length blonde hair, wearing a dark green jacket and dark blue tracksuit bottoms.

Anyone who may recognise the description of the offenders, or has any other information, should contact DC John Dolan, Stowmarket Police Station, on 01284 774100 or Crimestoppers on Freephone 0800 555 111.

Police would also like to hear from anyone who may be offered any items of fishing equipment for sale.