Knife-wielding man robs delivery driver

CCTV images of the Hanging Heaton robbery suspects, March 2024Image source, West Yorkshire Police
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Police have released CCTV stills of suspects they'd like to speak to in relation to the incident

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A delivery driver was threatened with a knife and robbed in broad daylight in a street in West Yorkshire, police have said.

It happened on Bromley Street in Hanging Heaton, Batley, at about 08:30 GMT on Tuesday.

Officers said the driver was approached by a knife-wielding man who threatened him and then took a parcel before fleeing in the direction of Commonside.

Two CCTV stills of suspects officers would like to speak to in connection with the incident have been released by West Yorkshire Police.

One of the suspects was described as being of mixed race, wearing a snood and a black puffa jacket.

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