Knifepoint robber with hand tattoo fled Lancaster city centre on electric bike
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a knifepoint robbery in Lancaster.
It was reported that two men wearing dark clothes and balaclavas approached a man in the alleyway next to TK Maxx in Lancaster (the alleyway links Market Street to Church Street).
They pushed him against a doorway in the alleyway and one of the men held a knife to his neck, demanding his phone and money.
The man in possession of the knife is described as having the letters MKUZ tattooed on his hand
The victim managed to leave the alleyway via the Market Square side, and the two men left the alley the opposite way (leading to Church Street) on an electric bike ridden by a third man, also wearing dark clothes and a balaclava.
The robbery occurred on Tuesday, October 21 at around midday.
A police spokesman said: “We appreciate this happened some time ago, and whilst we have been making enquiries since that date, we are now in a position to ask for your help.
“If you have any information that could help us identify these men, or witnessed this incident, please call 101 quoting log 609 of October 21 2025.”