Appeal after woman robbed in Fife town

Around 4.20pm, a woman approached officers on patrol to advise she had been the victim of a robbery.

The woman had been walking on North Street, around 4.10pm, when her handbag was stolen.

A man approached the woman from behind on his bike, got off, grabbed her handbag then got back on the bike and cycled off in the direction of Nairn Street.

The lady was uninjured in the incident but has been left badly shaken.

The suspect is aged in his late 20s to early 30s. He was wearing a black hooded jacket, dark jeans, blue trainers with white soles and a beige coloured baseball cap. The bike he was riding was white.

Enquiries carried out so far have revealed the man cycled from the general direction of Commercial Road towards North Street. Officers carried out a search of the area, however, no trace of the suspect could be found.

Officers are appealing to the public who were in the area to contact them with any information.

Detective inspector Chris Mill said: “We are continuing to review CCTV footage for any additional information, however, I am appealing to members of the public who were in the locations mentioned to think back and consider, if they saw anything. It may be people saw the cyclist and thought nothing of it, but in light of the robbery, what you saw could be significant to our enquiries so please do contact us. I appreciate not as many people will be out and about during this time, but if you were, please do get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 2388 of 5 May, 2020. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where you can give your information anonymously.