Appeal for Information and Witnesses Following Two Incidents in Tring
Officers investigating two separate incidents in Tring are appealing for information and witnesses. Can you help?
Appeal for information after man is assaulted in Tring
Officers investigating an assault in Tring are appealing for information and witnesses.
It happened in the car park behind Marks and Spencers, off Frogmore Street, between 3pm and 3.15pm on Thursday 21 September.
The victim, a man aged in his 70s, was waiting to park his car in a disabled bay when he and another driver had an altercation.
Both drivers exited their vehicles and the suspect – described as a white male wearing glasses, aged in his 40s, and of large build – verbally threatened the victim, before punching him in the face and throwing him to the ground.
The suspect then got back into his car and drove off while good Samaritans attended to the victim, who suffered injuries to his face, arm and hand as a result of the attack.
PC Olivia Finlay, who is investigating, said: ‘The victim was left understandably shaken by what happened, but thankfully in the aftermath he was assisted by kind passers-by.
‘We’re doing everything we can to identify the person responsible and are now appealing for anyone who believes they may have information, but has not yet spoken to us, to please come forward.
‘This incident happened at a busy time of day when people would have been collecting their children from the nearby primary school, so please get in touch with us if you can help.’ You can email PC Finlay at olivia.finlay@herts.police.uk, quoting reference 41/76077/23.
Suspect identified in connection with criminal damage – Tring
A suspect has been identified in connection with a spate of criminal damage that occurred in Tring last weekend.
The three incidents happened overnight between Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October.
The first was in Park Road, where a Mercedes had its windscreen, wingmirrors and front lights smashed. (41/78369/23)
The second was also in Park Road, where a Peugeot had its passenger-side wingmirror smashed. (41/78374/23)
The third was on the High Street, where a shoe repair shop had its front door smashed. (41/78486/23)
Sergeant James Watson, who leads the Berkhamsted & Tring Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: ‘These incidents have caused great inconvenience to the victims, who thanks to the mindless actions of others must now go to the trouble of arranging repairs. We’re now pleased to share that we have identified a suspect as part of our enquiries and the investigation is progressing.
‘We are aware the incidents have been discussed on local social media pages and would like to reassure the community that we are doing all we can to investigate. We’re keen to hear from anyone who believes they may have information – or doorbell camera/CCTV footage – that may assist our investigation.’
Can you help with any of these enquiries?
You can report any information you have online – quoting one of the reference numbers above – at herts.police.uk/report, speak to an operator in the Force Communications Room via online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or call the non-emergency number 101.
Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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