Robbery – Whitecrook, Clydebank
Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy was robbed of his mobile phone in Whitecrook, Clydebank on Saturday, 3 February 2024.
Around 9.15pm, the 15-year-old boy was checking his mobile phone while waiting for a bus outside a newsagents on Barns Street when he was approached and kicked to the ground by two youths. They stole his phone and, along with a third youth, ran off towards Whitecrook Park.
The boy was not injured.
The suspects are described as:
1 – White, about 16-years-old, blonde hair, about 5"10, of a skinny but muscular build. He was wearing a red Nike tech zipper top and black joggers.
2 – White, about 16-years-old, curly dark hair, about 5"7, and of a chubby build. He was wearing a light and dark grey Berghaus jacket.
Detective Sergeant Peter Jarvis, Clydebank CID, said:
“This boy was just waiting on his bus to get home, minding his own business, when the suspects attacked him and stole his phone.
“Barns Street is quite a busy road so I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, who might have seen the attack or the youths running off towards the park to get in touch.
“Officers are carrying out enquiries in the street and the park, and also checking CCTV.
“If you have any information that may help officers identify the two youths responsible, then please call police via 101 and quote incident number 4150 of Saturday, 3 February 2024. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
