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Police appeal after attempted robbery of wallet from pensioner in Mapperley

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Police have launched an appeal after a man on a mountain bike attempted to steal a pensioner’s wallet in Mapperley.

The man attempted to grab a wallet from the victim, who is in his 70s, at around 9.30pm on Saturday night (January 27).

The man kept hold of the wallet but was punched during the struggle near the entrance of Chungs Restaurant in Woodborough Road.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “Did you see anything? The offender, who made off on his bike, is described as being an Asian man in dark clothing.

They added: “The victim, who was with family at the time, is not believed to have suffered serious injuries.

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If you have any information please call police on 101, quoting incident 859 of 27 January.

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