Gardaí are appealing for information after a woman walking in a park in Kilmacrennan had her phone snatched from her by a passing cyclist.
The incident happened at the Community Development Park, Ballykeeran, Kilmacrennan, on Thursday, November 7 at 2pm.
The woman was walking in the park when gardaí say a male, aged in his late teens/early 20s, cycled past her and as he did so snatched her lack Samsung Galaxy S22 mobile phone from her hand. He cycled onwards in the direction of the woods following the incident.
A garda spokesperson said: “ We appeal to anybody who may have observed the incident or observed this male on a bike in the area to make contact with Gardaí in Milford on (074) 9153060. If anybody was in the general area with a dash-cam between 1.30pm and 2.30pm, we ask them to make the footage available to Gardaí. Should anybody come across a similar mobile phone for sale on a second hand basis, we ask them to alert gardaí also.”
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