Young Man Forced To Withdraw Cash From Local ATM

Witness alerted police who arrested two suspects afterwards

A young man was forced by two suspects to go to a cash machine and withdraw money in Chiswick recently.

Police said the incident happened on February 8th when the victim was approached, threatened, and forced to go to the cash machine outside the BP Petrol Station on South Parade . He was then ordered to withdraw a sum of money.

Image from MPS

A friend of the victim witnessed this and contacted the police, who were patrolling nearby.

The police drove the victim around local streets and the victim was quickly able to identify the suspects walking in nearby Woodstock Road.

They were both immediately arrested and it transpired both were well known to police for similar offences.

Both suspects are now on bail awaiting trial with conditions not to enter either Ealing or Hounslow boroughs.

March 5, 2019