Search launched for gang after man attacked and robbed in Clackmannanshire

Police are searching for a group who chased, attacked and robbed a man in Clackmannanshire on Wednesday.

The gang of seven pursued the 20-year-old man in the Wardlaw Street area of Coalsnaughton at around 6.30pm.

The man was struck with a wooden stick and had a three-figure sum of cash taken from him. He did not require hospital treatment.

Officers are keen to speak to a number of males, aged from teens to early twenties, who were seen in the area at the time.

They are described as a black male of slim build, wearing dark clothing with a hood; a white male, slim build, around 5ft 8ins, with dark clothing with a hood; a white male of slim build, around 5ft 7ins, wearing a dark top with a hood and light coloured trousers; two white males of the same height, also wearing dark clothing with hoods; a white male youth, around 16-years-old with ginger hair and a long fringe, around 5ft 6ins, slim, wearing black clothes and a white male, slim, around 5ft 10ins, wearing all black clothes, including a balaclava.

Detective Constable Chris Hemm said: “Thankfully the man was not seriously injured but cash was taken from him and he was left very shaken by what happened.

“Our enquiries so far show the group of males described were in the area and we are keen to trace them and speak to them.

“The area is generally busy and is overlooked by a number of properties so we are asking anyone who saw anything before, during, and after this incident to get in touch.

“Please also check any private CCTV or dash-cam that you might have retained and make contact with us if you have captured anything that could assist with our investigation.”

Those with information are urged to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2910 of Wednesday, September 24, 2025, or make a call anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.