WITNESSES SOUGHT AFTER COOP ROBBERY

Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a Co-op store in Long Eaton. The incident took place at the College Street store at 10.30pm on June 24th.   A man entered the store, threatened staff and demanded cash. Staff handed over an amount of money and he exited the store turning left into College Street.

The robber is described as a white man who was wearing a dark jacket, grey jogging bottoms and silver trainers.

Detectives are keen to speak to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and have information that may be of use to the investigation. They are particularly keen to hear from any drivers with dashcam footage that may have caught the offender on camera around the time of the offence.

Any footage that may be relevant to the case should be downloaded and kept securely for officers to view. Anyone with information should contact Derbyshire police using the following methods – including reference 19*325103 in any correspondence.

APPEAL AFTER SANDIACRE ROBBERY

Police are appealing for information after a robbery at Select Convenience store in Stanton Road, Sandiacre on Monday June 24th at around 9.45pm. Two men are reported to have entered the store, threatened staff and demanded money. The men took a quantity of cash before leaving the shop and turning left into Spencer Avenue towards Doncaster Avenue recreation ground. The robbers are described as follows:

Robber 1 – a white man, wearing a dark-coloured jacket with the hood up, dark-coloured jeans, grey and white trainers, blue gloves and carrying a small dark-coloured man bag.

Robber 2 – a man, wearing a dark-coloured padded jacket with hood up, face covered, dark-coloured baseball cap and dark-coloured tracksuit bottoms, trainers and gloves.

Detectives are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time and has information that may assist with their investigation. Did you notice anyone behaving suspiciously or see any suspicious vehicles nearby?

Were you driving in the area with dash cam installed? If so please get in contact.

Any footage that may be relevant to the case should be downloaded and kept securely for officers to view.

Anyone with information should contact Derbyshire police using the following methods – including reference 19*327149 in any correspondence.

BREASTON COOP ROBBERY

Police have issued a picture of a man they are keen to speak to following the robbery at the Co-op in Main Street, Breaston, at around 4.30pm on Sunday, June 9th.

A man entered the shop and threatened staff demanding cash and cigarettes before making off in a silver Renault Daily van, registration LV09 OVZ, which drove off down Blind Lane towards Stevens Lane. At around 4am the following day, Monday, June 10th, a van was found on fire under the bridge on  Longmoor Lane, Sandiacre. The van had been stolen from a house in Long Eaton overnight on June 3rd.

Police would like to hear from anyone who may recognise the individual pictured.

DC Tim Phillips, who is investigating the incident, said: “While we know the image is not of the best quality it does show the man’s clothing and height. He was wearing a distinctive blue and black North Face coat, similar to that pictured. We also still want to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time of the initial incident and may have any dashcam footage that shows the man.”

Detectives are also keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the van parked up between June 4th and June 9th.

They also want to hear from anyone who was in the area of Longmoor Lane in the early hours of Monday, June 10th, and may have dashcam or CCTV footage of the van or anyone acting suspiciously in the area.

If you have video footage that you believe may be of use please ensure that you download and keep safe the video for an officer to view.

Anyone with any information that can help detectives with their enquiries should get in contact immediately, either directly with the force, or via Crimestoppers.

In any correspondence please include reference 19*296695.

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You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Please note in the event of an emergency you should always call 999.

STAPLEFORD BURGLARY

Do you recognise these jewellery items stolen during Stapleford burglary?

Officers are appealing for information following a burglary in Stapleford.

The incident took place on 14th June 2019 in the early hours in Moorbridge Lane. A elderly vulnerable couple had a number of items of jewellery taken (pictured) including two gold watches, one silver pocket watch attached to a silver chain, and a distinctive silver pocket watch with a Flying Scotsman train on the watch cover and four rings (all gold). Also stolen was £300 cash, bacon from the fridge and multipack of snickers chocolate bars. If you have any information please call 101 quoting incident number 106 of 14th June 2019.

THE POWER OF WALKING

Dementia-friendly walks will take place in Ilkeston’s Victoria Park on the first Thursday of the month to enable those living with dementia and their carers to enjoy exercise outdoors. The morning walks, which are wheelchair-friendly, have been organised by Erewash Borough Council’s Sport and Health Development team and will offer general and easy strolls led by qualified walk leaders.The distance and pace of the free walks can be designed for those taking part and can last for between 20 minutes to one hour.

The next dementia-friendly walk is on Thursday 4 July, with the remaining dates being 8 August, 5 September and 3 October. All walks start at 10.30am and refreshments will be available afterwards in the park’s pavilion building. Councillor Mike Wallis, Erewash Borough Council’s Lead Member for Culture and Leisure, says:

“These gentle and easy walks within the park will provide an enjoyable and accessible way for people living with dementia to take exercise with all the well-known benefits that this can bring. We have qualified walk leaders so we look forward to welcoming people with dementia and the carers supporting their loved ones.”

Anyone wanting more details can email sportsdevelopment@erewash.gov.uk