Investigations after robbery in a layby off the Snake Pass

A man was threatened with a knife

Author: Trevor ThomasPublished 22nd Feb 2023

Officers investigating a robbery in which a man was threatened with a knife are appealing for information and dashcam footage.

The incident occurred in a layby on the Snake Pass close to Glossop at around 11.45am on Tuesday 14 February.

Police say the man had stopped his car in the layby when another vehicle, described as an old style bright green Vauxhall Corsa, pulled alongside him.

Two men got out of the Corsa and approached the victim, a man in his 20s. After speaking for a few minutes, one of the men threatened the victim with a knife and stole his Rolex watch, mobile phone and sunglasses as well as his car keys.

The men also attempted to steal the victim’s car, an Audi RS7, but were unsuccessful and fled the scene in the Corsa.

Officers investigating the incident are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area between 11.30am and noon on 14 February and has dashcam footage, as well as anyone who may have seen a green Vauxhall Corsa in the area.

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