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    Aug

    Last Updated: 10/08/2026
    Crime
    Crime

    Man fights back after three men threaten with knife in Knaresborough

    by Ellie McKinnell

    | 10 Aug, 2026
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    wetherby-road-street-view-knaresborough-lido
    The crime happened near the Lido on Wetherby Road.

    Police are appealing for information after a man was threatened with a knife by three other males in Knaresborough.

    The attempted robbery happened at around 10.30pm on August 7, on Wetherby Road near the Lido.

    Acording to a North Yorkshire Police statement today (August 10), the victim challenged the suspects, who fled the scene empty handed. He was hurt in the process, and went to hospital for treatment of the minor injuries.

    Police are appealing for information about the incident, in particular seeking eye-witnesses or CCTV that may have captured the attempted robbery.

    Anyone with information is urged to email Elizabeth Parry on elizabeth.parry@northyorkshire.police.uk or visit the North Yorkshire Police website and click ‘tell us about an existing case’.

    You can also call 101 or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous.

    The crime reference number is 12260153117.

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