A TEENAGER from Hitchin was robbed at knifepoint on New Years’ Eve in Welwyn Garden City, whilst walking with two friends through a car park.
A man pulled out a knife on the 17-year-old victim a knife at around 10.45pm on Friday December 31, in the car park behind Waitrose on Gresley Close.
After demanding the victim hand over his belongings, the offender made off with a mobile phone and cigarettes and ran off towards the town centre.
The offender has been described as a white man, around 6ft 1in tall, aged between 19 and 22, with short blonde hair and wearing a dark hooded top and dark trousers.
Anyone who has any information on the incident can contact police on the non-emergency number on 0845 33 00 222, or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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