Attempted robbery of Bournemouth postal worker

A man attempted to steal a postal worker’s trolley in Bournemouth last week.

It was reported that the victim – a man in his 40s – was delivering post in Queen’s Park Avenue at around 9.50am on Friday 1 March when a man approached him and allegedly tried to steal a post trolley.

The man reportedly then tried to grab the postal worker’s satchel bag before he was pushed away. The man got into the back of a silver Jaguar parked on Mount Pleasant Drive.

It is reported that the driver of the vehicle got out of the car and exchanged words with the victim before driving away.

Fortunately, the victim did not sustain any injuries and no items were stolen.

Police constable Molly Macklin, of Bournemouth police, said: “We are making enquiries into this incident, and I am appealing to any witnesses or anyone with information that might assist our enquiries to please contact us.

“I am particularly keen to speak to the driver of the silver Jaguar.

“I would also urge motorists with dashcam who were in the area at the time, as well as residents with home CCTV systems or doorbell cameras, to please check their footage to see if they have captured anything of relevance.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting occurrence number 55240031621. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.