Police are appealing for witnesses after a group of teenagers was threatened with a knife during an attempted robbery in Bedford town centre. The incident occurred around 6:20pm on Sunday (8 March) at All Hallows.
Bedfordshire Police said a man approached the group and demanded they empty their pockets while threatening them with a knife.
Suspect description
The suspect is described as white, around 17 years old, with short brown hair.
He was wearing a tracksuit, blue-grey trainers and a black puffa jacket, and was carrying a yellow JD bag.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has CCTV footage from the area around the time of the incident to get in touch.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Bedfordshire Police by calling 101 or via their website, quoting reference 40/13070/26.
