Appeal after robberies

Officers are appealing for witnesses following robberies in Stoke-on-Trent.

At around 4pm on Saturday (1 October) two men on push bikes approached a 38-year-old man as he walked near to the Dudson Centre, on Hope Street, in Hanley. 

They made demands for his mobile phone and ID, before assaulting him, causing a head injury which required hospital treatment.

A short time later, police received a report of a robbery outside of Wynsors World of Shoes on Marsh Street.

At approximately 6pm, a teenager was approached by two men on black mountain bikes, who assaulted him and made off with cash and a mobile phone. 

Enquiries are on-going and any witnesses, or anyone with information or relevant dashcam footage, is asked to message Staffordshire Police on Facebook or Twitter or call 101 quoting incident number 687 of 1 October. 

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.