Police launch appeal following attempted robbery in Ketley
Police are appealing to the Ketley community for their help in tracing a man who attempted to rob an elderly woman last week.
The victim, a 75-year-old woman from Ketley, was walking her dog along Wedgewood Crescent between the hours of 12.20pm and 12.40pm last Thursday when she was approached by an unknown man who asked her for money. When he learnt that she was not carrying any money on her, he grabbed her by her coat and shook her. Finding nothing of value on her, the man proceeded to be verbally abusive towards the victim and then left in the direction of Sandway.
The man is described as white, in his mid to late 40’s, of a stocky build and 5’10’’ in height. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black woollen hat, a long shin length brown tweed overcoat, brown shoes and a fawn coloured scarf around the bottom half of his face. His appearance was described as 'unkempt' and he had a scab on his right cheek.
Anyone with any information on this incident is urged to call 101 quoting incident 586 of 13 November.
Alternatively, information can be passed on anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers via their website website www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.
