Police hunting for man and woman after couple robbed near shop in Smithton Park area of Inverness

Police are hunting for two suspects after a couple were robbed outside of a store in Inverness.

At around 7pm on April 1, a man and a woman approached a couple outside a store in the Smithton Park area and threatened them.

The man was assaulted and the suspects then made off in the direction of Murray Terrace with bank cards belonging to the man.

The victim did not require medical treatment.

The first suspect, a man, is described as white, aged mid to late twenties, around 5ft 8in in height, of slim build with mid brown hair.

At the time he was wearing a pale coloured jacket, dark trousers and trainers.

The second suspect, a woman, is described as white, aged late twenties to early thirties, around 5ft 6in in height, of medium build with dark hair with blue and purple dyed sections.

She was wearing an Adidas tracksuit top with stripes on the sleeves.

Detective constable Kate Finlayson said: “Fortunately the man was not seriously injured but the couple have been left very upset by what happened.

“We are appealing to anyone who saw what happened or know who the suspects might be to get in touch.

“We would also like to speak to anyone who has private CCTV that might help with our investigation or was driving in the area and may have captured information on dash-cam that could assist with our enquiries.”

Anyone who can help is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3037 of Monday, April 1, 2024, or make a call anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.