Bedfordshire Police is appealing for witnesses after a man in Bedford town centre was threatened with an axe and had his bike stolen last night (Wednesday).
The victim was sitting with friends on a bench on Riverside Square just after midnight when he was approached by four men and a woman.
One of the men pulled out an axe and demanded the victim hand over his bicycle.
One then made off with the bike towards Queens Park, and the others all also made off.
Police attended and quickly arrested one man on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. An axe was also recovered. The man is currently in police custody for questioning.
Detective Inspector Clare Steel-Jessop of Bedfordshire Police CID said: “This was clearly an extremely serious incident.
“Our officers were quickly on the scene and made an arrest, and we are asking anyone with information or who saw anything last night to come forward.
“The man who made off with the bike is described as white, wearing a black jacket, grey hoodie, grey joggers and black shoes.”
Anyone with information is asked to report it here: beds.police.uk/ro/report/ or call 101 quoting reference 40/43930/25. Or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
