On the 07-09-17 at around 4.30 pm a female aged in her thirties was walking home along Heatherton Road in Springvale when she was approached from behind by an unknown male offender who produced a knife and demanded her handbag and cash. The victim handed over a small amount of cash and the offender then fled the scene on a black BMX last seen riding west along Heatherton Road and then north on Hooker Avenue. The offender is perceived to be of Asian appearance and wearing a black hooded jumper and track pants with white basketball boots.

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