Man has car stolen at knife-point in Bridgeton

A 30-year-old man was threatened with the weapon and the suspect then stole the car - a blue Jaguar XF with the registration NA11 OAX.

Author: Collette McGoniglePublished 26th Oct 2019

A man has been robbed of his car at knife-point in the Bridgeton area.

A 30-year-old man was threatened with the weapon and the suspect then stole the car - a blue Jaguar XF with the registration NA11 OAX.

It happened around 11am on Saturday morning on London Road near to Abercrombie Street.

The suspect is described as white and of a muscular build wearing a black baseball cap and dark coloured jacket.

The victim is 6ft 6ins tall, brown hair with slight stubble and was wearing a grey coloured jacket, blue denim jeans and brown leather shoes.

Police Constable Emma Laurie said: “The victim was left extremely shaken by this incident and we are working to establish the circumstances leading up to the robbery.

“If anyone has any information relating to this, or saw anyone matching the descriptions either before or after the incident, they should contact us.

“Anyone with information can call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 1481 of 26 October, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.