Police are appealing for information after a 14-year-old boy was robbed at knifepoint in Sandown on Monday evening.
The incident is said to have occurred on Sandown Pier at around 19:00 on Monday 31st January.
According to Hampshire Constabulary, a 14-year-old boy was approached by 2 members of a group of 5 or 6 youths, 1 of whom was carrying a knife. Threats were made and the youths demanded the victim hand over his trainers, which he did.
As part of this investigation, a 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and possession of a knife in public. A second 15-year-old and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of robbery. The trio have been bailed with conditions until 28th February.
Officers are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, saw the group of youths on the pier at this time, or has any information that could assist enquiries, to get in touch with police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting 44220042655, or submit information online at https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their anonymous online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.
Do they not have working CCTV on the pier now?
Why do these idiots think they will get away with it. All 3 will end up behind bars before long. Silly boys.
This is where we need the old fashioned reform schools or junior borstals as was many years ago for youngsters who are going off the rails but perhaps weren’t totally lost causes. They were tough and I know from experience that most never went back and became better people for it. Half of the problem is that these feral children are the product of parents who don’t care and should have themselves been given a dose of tough love instead of being mollycoddled.
I know someone who was in the Borstal at yarmouth, which was run by monks, if the monks said jump the boys said how high. My dad who was a football referee, used to go to Yarmouth and ref their indoor football competitions, he was the only qualified ref to do this, and they had to call him sir.
They will get a £5 fine for having family problems and suffering from anxiety.
We know who these dregs are and are a mirror image of their parents
Crap dragged up by crap….with the states help…..let’s all go Woke, Snowflake, and far left!…then we can all do as we please….
Automatic custodial sentences for knife carriers. Simples…..
The Island should be used as an experiment in harsh sentencing. If carrying a weapon is treated as attempted murder then maybe people wouldn’t be tempted to carry one.
A 20 year old man has just been murdered in Manchester and 4 teenagers of 16 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Something needs to be done about knife crime.
Whenever driving through Sandown either down the High Street, by the Library or near the Pier there always seems to be a load of youngsters in groups.
The Police need to disperse these, you can see they look no good.
They should be given bans from going out if causing a nuisance.
This is not a good advert for tourism, nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.
How did they know they would fit?