81-year-old man from Obdam robbed on New Year’s Day, police are looking for witnesses

The year 2023 has started in a dramatic way for an 81-year-old man from Obdam. He was robbed by two men on Sunday night when he parked his car. A message from Burgernet was distributed and the police are looking for witnesses.

The police are looking for witnesses to the robbery – AT5 / Luuk Koenen

The victim of the robbery parked his car in Adrianus Cyriacus Bleijsstraat around 9 p.m. and was then robbed. He may have been waiting. The perpetrators made off with various goods.

Both men wore black coats, one of them had a light hood on. When the man alerted the police, the suspects had already disappeared from sight. Burgernet reported that the two men were not found.

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The police have launched an investigation and are asking anyone who has witnessed the incident, or who may have images of the suspects, to come forward.

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