Police are appealing for witnesses after a delivery driver was robbed in Woodburn Street Dalkeith around 2.45am on Sunday 15th July.
The 32-year-old man was approached by a group of youths as he left an address and one threatened him with a knife before stealing a two-figure sum of money from him.
The suspect is described as a male youth with a local accent, wearing dark-coloured clothes and in a larger group of male and female youths.
Detective Constable Kim Wilson from Dalkeith CID said: “This was a shocking experience for the man, who was thankfully uninjured, and we’re working to trace this group as soon as possible.
“As part of our enquiries, we’re asking anyone in the local community who may have seen a group matching this description in the area, or who has any information which may be relevant, to contact us.”
Anyone with information can call Dalkeith CID via 101, quoting incident number 0898 of 15th July, or report this anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
