A MAN was threatened at knifepoint in an attempted robbery in Chesham.

At about 8pm last Wednesday the man took a short cut through the graveyard in Bellingdon Road. Another man who had been standing inside the entrance approached him, threatened him with a knife and demanded his money. The man pushed his attacker away and ran off unharmed.

The man with the knife is described is Asian, 6ft, fair skinned, in his twenties and of slim build. He had a small, thin black beard cut short along his jawline, a prominent nose and was wearing a black hoody and possibly jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call Tina Scott in Amersham CID on 0845 8 505 505 or if you don’t want to talk to police, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.