Appeal for witnesses after robbery – West Midlands

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a robbery on-board a service travelling between Wolverhampton and Birmingham.

On Saturday 30 January at around 5pm, the victim was sat on-board the service when he was approached by a man who was on the phone.

The victim heard the man say “shall I shoot him in the leg” while on the phone and feared that the man may have had a firearm, although one wasn’t seen.

The man then took the victim’s watch and disembarked at Birmingham New Street before getting into a taxi outside the station.

Officers are keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the incident, in particular a man who was sat in the same carriage across the aisle.

Any witnesses or anyone with information can contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 2100005884.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.