Armed Thieves Snatch Laptop

Illawarra Mercury

Wednesday May 5, 2004

A UNIVERSITY student was robbed of his laptop computer at knife point while walking along a Keiraville street late on Monday.

Police said the 18-year-old was walking along Murphys Ave about 10.15pm when a white sedan pulled up and two males approached him.

Police Constable Michael Bugg said one offender had a knife similar to a Swiss Army knife.

``They demanded the laptop which (the student) handed over and they left in the car," Const Bugg said. The knife-wielding offender was about 180cm tall and his accomplice was heavily built.

Both were in their early 20s and fled in the car.

© 2004 Illawarra Mercury

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