Thieves brandish knife and threaten mechanic before making off with bike

Victim suffered "minor injury" during incident in which a Yamaha YZF450 was stolen

Thieves brandish knife and threaten mechanic before making off with bike
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Detectives have appealed for information after two thugs entered a Cheshire garage workshop, threatening a mechanic while brandishing a knife, before stealing a scrambler motorbike.

The armed robbers entered the garage in Runcorn at around 3.45pm on Tuesday.

Cheshire Police said the pair rode off together on the blue Yamaha YZF450.

A force spokesman said the victim had suffered a minor injury inflicted by the knifeman, but was not a stab wound.

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Detective Constable Nathaniel Walkowiak, of Runcorn CID, said: “The garage worker sustained a minor injury as a result of the incident and has understandably been left extremely shaken up by what happened.

“I would like to reassure members of the Runcorn community that this is believed to be an isolated incident and a targeted attack and we are determined to establish who committed the robbery, bring them to justice and have the stolen scrambler bike returned to its rightful owner.

“Enquiries are ongoing and I urge anyone who was in Percival Lane in the Weston Point area of Runcorn and saw anything that may help our investigation to contact us at Runcorn Police Station.

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“The same goes for anyone who thinks they may know who the offenders are, or have CCTV or dashcam footage of them.

“We also want to speak to anyone who believes they may have seen the stolen scrambler bike since the robbery took place, or have information regarding its whereabouts.”

Anyone with information or footage that may aid the investigation should share the details via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/ro/report or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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