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Hunt for man in black after teen robbed in park

Google Maps The grassy park viewed from the road adjacent to it on a bright day. A skate bowl with a skater can be seen beyond the line of trees.Google Maps
The reported robbery took place in Pinhoe Park on Monday evening, police said

A teenager was pushed and had her phone stolen by a man wearing a balaclava in a park in Exeter, police said.

Devon and Cornwall Police have appealed for witnesses after the robbery in Pinhoe Park on Monday evening.

They said the 14-year-old girl was robbed between 19:30 to 20:00 BST by a man wearing black clothing and a black balaclava.

The phone was later found and returned to the girl but the police have asked any witnesses or anyone with dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage related to the incident to share it with them.

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