Alert: reported incidents in the Rowley Regis and West Bromwich areas
- Reported by St Michael’s CE High School on Thursday 4 October 2018 (am)
Location: Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis
At 8.15am this morning, a student and her friends were walking down a gulley and using their phones, when a tall male, wearing a blue hoody, grabbed the student’s phone and ran off.
The police have been notified.
- Reported by Phoenix Collegiate on Thursday 4 October 2018 [am]
Location: Marsh Lane Field, West Bromwich
A parent has reported that at approximately 7.45am this morning, her daughter (a Year 7 student) was on her way to school when she was chased by two men. The student went into a shop for safety, but the two men followed her in there too: so she ran into the school where they stopped following her.
Description: Two males, in their 30s, one wearing a grey jacket, and the other wearing a black jacket.
The police have been notified.
- Reported by Perryfields High School on Thursday 4 October 2018 (am)
Location: West Bromwich
A student has reported today that on Thursday last week, she was approached by an elderly man as she was waiting for the bus outside Sandwell College in West Bromwich. He handed her a piece of paper that had details of a Government website and a ‘child trust fund’.
The same man has approached her again this morning, at approximately 7.40am, to speak to her. He then walked away.
Description: Elderly white male, approximately 5 feet 7 inches, with white messy hair, wearing a short brown jacket, white shirt, jeans, and holding acarrier bag.
The police have been notified.