ROBBERS tend to work in lonely, isolated places.
So it is unusual to have one in a crowded bar – especially on the busiest night of the year.
We find that when robberies are carried out in public places, they are often in the toilet areas of bars and clubs.
That was the case with a Huddersfield attack and the images I am releasing today are of two men we want to speak to about a robbery in Yates’ bar in King Street early on New Year’s Day.
A local man was out with his friends for the New Year and was in Yates’ when he went to use the toilet. As he left a cubicle, three men blocked his way.
Two of these men forced the victim back into the cubicle and threatened to beat him up unless he handed over his mobile phone.
The victim refused but one of the suspects pulled a small pocket knife on the man and held it against his neck while he searched the victim’s pockets, taking a mobile phone.
The suspects then left the toilets and went back into the bar.
All were mixed race men in their early to mid 20s. One was slim, had short black hair and was wearing a black top. He was the man with the knife.
A second suspect was stocky and had short black shaved hair that was shorter at the sides. The third suspect was slim and had short dark hair.
Thankfully the victim was not hurt during this incident, but it is easy to see how this could have been far more serious.
The suspects in this robbery have been brazen enough to carry a weapon and pick out their victim in a busy bar on one of the busiest nights of the year.
By following the man to the toilet and robbing him while he was in a cubicle, they probably thought that they would be able to get away with their crime.
We aren’t prepared to let this happen and anyone who recognises the men in the pictures or who has information on the suspects should contact PC 6802 Liam Rye via 101 or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
