A MAN was pushed into a bin after being robbed outside a betting shop in High Wycombe last week.

At about 4.45pm last Friday, August 29, a man approached a 58-year-old man outside Coral bookmakers in New Road and stole a quantity of cash from his trouser pocket.

The victim was pushed towards a bin before the robber ran away, and sustained bruising to his leg. He did not require hospital treatment.

The offender is mixed race, in his thirties, of medium build with a round face. At the time he was wearing a white baseball cap and a dark blue jacket.

Officers are appealing for anyone who has any information about the incident or who saw what happened to speak to police.

If you have any information please call the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101.

 

- A 31-year-old man from High Wycombe has been arrested in connection with the incident and released on police bail until September 10.