A MAN was knocked unconscious by two young robbers who stole his baseball cap and money.

The man was walking off the car park on Lonsdale Road in Blackpool when the two youths came out of the bushes demanding money.

One then started hitting him with a hammer. The incident occured between 9pm and 10pm on June 24. The boys are both described as white, 16 to 18 years old, one with light blond shaven skinhead and wearing a three quarter length thin yellow shellsuit type sports jacket with a white trim.

A GIRL was punched in the face by a callous thief who stole her mobile phone. The 18-year-old was using her phone at 3.10pm on June 19 at the bus stop on Kylemore Avenue in Bispham when the robber approached her, hit her and made off with her Nokia 3310, joining two other males.

The robber is described as white, 17 to 18 years old, 5ft 10ins wearing a white T-shirt and dark tracksuit pants. One accomplice is described as baby faced, wearing a white baseball cap. There is no description of the third youth.

TWO heartless thieves robbed an elderly couple in Blackpool, snatching the lady's handbag and causing her partner to fall to the floor injuring himself. The couple, who were holidaymakers, passed the men on Coronation Crescent in Blackpool at 11.40pm on June 19 when the theft occured. One of the men is described as white with slight Mediterranean appearance, 20 to 25 years old, slim build, short dark hair longer on top, a narrow looking face and wearing a red jacket. The other man is white, in his early 20s, slight build, short dark hair and wearing jeans and white trainers.

A THIEF, accompanied by a woman with a baby, stole a cash bag from a bus on Blackpool Promenade. The man, in his 20s, reached over the barrier and picked up the bag as he got off the bus at 12.30pm on June 18. He was wearing a white cap, blue jacket and jeans.

TWO teenage robbers gained entry to a house in East Freckleton and made off with three bottles of wine. The youths, riding a white Yamaha moped A669PRN, approached a house on The Crescent, Naze Lane, where they got into through the kitchen and grabbed the bottles before being disturbed by the occupant. They then ran off, dropping two of the bottles. Both boys are described as white and around 15 years old. One was wearing a blue top and blue tracksuit bottoms.

AT around 10.45am on June 20 a callous thief entered Trinity Hospice in Bispham and stole a purse from a member of staff's handbag. The man is described as white, in his late 20s, 6ft 3ins, thin build, short black hair, thin face, pronounced nose, dark eyes wearing dark trousers and a blue striped top.