A MAN was threatened with a claw hammer in an attempted robbery in Accrington.

The incident took place at 2.50pm on April 16 when a 46-year-old man has been walking on a path near to Plantation Street.

Another man ran behind him and then asked for his wallet whilst holding a claw hammer.

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The offender was disturbed when a dog walker approached, running off towards the top of Plantation Road.

PC Stephen Wallwork, said: “This happened in broad daylight and so we are hoping that someone will have seen something.

“Luckily the walker disturbed the offender and thankfully the victim wasn’t hurt.”

Anyone with information or CCTV in the vicinity of the incident is asked to call us on 101 quoting incident reference 709 of April 16th.

Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.