Police hunt after woman robbed of her phone in Newcastle city centre
Police want witnesses to an alleged robbery to come forward.
by Sam Volpe · ChronicleLiveNorthumbria Police are appealing for witnesses over a robbery in Newcastle city centre.
Police received a report that a woman was approached by two men in the city's Grainger Street at around 7.25pm on November 29. One of those men is then reported to have stolen the women's phone. Shortly afterwards, the woman is said to have chased the man, into Nun Street.
However it is reported she was then pushed over and suffered a "non-serious" injury to her foot. The two men are then understood to have fled the scene.
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A police investigation is now under way and officers hope to trace the two men thought to be involved. The police have thus far reviewed evidence including CCTV footage.
Now officers want the members of the public to come forward if they witnessed the incident. Anyone who did so is asked to use the report option on the Northumbria Police website or call 101, quoting crime reference 148856H/23.
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