Police investigate attempted robbery on teenager

Detectives are appealing for information after an attempted robbery in West Yorkshire

A teenager was on a playing field on Goldington Avenue in Huddersfield at around 2:50pm when he was approached by another male who asked him for the time and then demanded he empty his pockets and hand over his phone. 

The suspect appeared to be carrying what looked like a BB gun behind his leg and threatened the victim. 

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The 18-year-old victim refused to hand over any property and the suspect walked away. 

He is described as an Asian male, about 18-years-old, five feet 10 inches tall, of slim build with a moustache. He was wearing a dark coloured puffa jacket with the hood up, tracksuit bottoms and trainers. 

Anyone with any information about this incident or was in the area at the time and saw someone matching the above description behaving suspiciously contact Huddersfield CID via 101 quoting crime reference 13170137295.