2 men have been arrested on suspicion of robbery following an incident in Newport yesterday afternoon (Friday).
A 36-year-old man from the Freshwater area was approached by 2 men who subsequently stolen a quantity of cash from the victim’s wallet.
A short while later, officers located a man matching the description provided by the victim in a Morrison’s car park in Church Litten, Newport.
During the arrest, a passing member of the public assisted officers in restraining the suspect until further police help arrived, as first reported previously by Island Echo.
A 39-year-old man from Newport was arrested on suspicion of robbery and threat to damage or destroy property. He remains in custody at this time.
A 38-year-old man from Sandown was also arrested on suspicion of robbery, but was later released under investigation.
That will be low life druggies
Well whoever you are, Jo Public that was very brave of you to help the police. We can’t have people going around this Island stealing money out of wallets.
These two are a real pair of master criminals! Let’s hope they get a long custodial sentence. Sonething tells me that they will tell the courts they’re addicts, and will be given a pathetic slap on the wrist.
The pair are Scum bags
These scum bags need a custodial sentence, but I doubt it. They need sorting out. What they did is TOTALLY unacceptable. Crime has increased on the island dramatically and the majority of it seems to be linked with filthy drugs. I think the low life think the IOW is an easy target.
Where are all these scum bags coming from all of a sudden? They all seem to be crawling out from under their rocks and causing chaos on the island. Never had incidents like this even 2 years ago