{"id":21498,"date":"2025-04-15T08:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21498\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T08:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:26:12","slug":"police-issue-urgent-cctv-appeal-after-shop-worker-hurt-in-handsworth-attempted-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/21498\/","title":{"rendered":"Police issue urgent CCTV appeal after shop worker hurt in Handsworth attempted robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police have issued an urgent appeal after a worker was injured during an attempted robbery at a store in Handsworth<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_Handsworth.jpg\" alt=\"Police would like to speak to this woman after an attempted robbery in Handsworth\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police would like to speak to this woman after an attempted robbery in Handsworth(Image: WMP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police have issued a CCTV image of a woman officers would like to trace after an attempted robbery in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A worker sustained a hand injury during the attempted robbery at a store in Holyhead Road, Handsworth, at around 2pm on Wednesday, March 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> did not provide any further details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE:<\/strong> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/jail-birmingham-counterfeiters-who-sold-31420541\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Jail for Birmingham counterfeiters who sold fake Adidas, Nike and Chanel at city markets<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But the force did issue a CCTV image of a woman officers would like to identify following the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">She was pictured wearing a black jacket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers are keen to hear from anyone who might have information about the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A force spokesperson said: &#8220;We want to speak to this woman after a worker was injured during an attempted robbery in Handsworth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The worker sustained a hand injury during the incident at a store in Holyhead Road at around 2pm on March 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=67ec6fc9-65d2-4b0c-b55e-ee73660ce693&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Don&#8217;t miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the BirminghamLive newsletter here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JcXF3MxQGZs3GoiEA8W2fn\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We appreciate this isn&#8217;t the clearest image, but we&#8217;re keen to hear from anyone with information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;You can contact us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101 and quoting log number 20\/183875\/25.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Information can also be passed on anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have issued an urgent appeal after a worker was injured during an attempted robbery at a 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