A poultry delivery driver was knocked to the ground by a robber in Tyldesley

Just

before 12.30pm on Monday 28 February 2011, a 44-year-old driver delivered a

supply of chicken to a bakery on Shuttle Street.

He

was standing at the doors at the back of his van when a man walked up to him

from the front of the van and demanded his keys.

The

driver refused so the robber pushed him to the ground, demanded money and

threatened to beat him up.

He

handed over cash, the robber ran off and the driver got up and chased after

him.

The

robber got into the passenger side of a rusty white Mercedes Sprinter van,

which drove off towards Union Street and turned right onto Ellesmere Street.

A

substantial amount of cash was taken in the robbery.

The

robber is described as a white man in his late 20s, 6ft tall, of stocky build.

He had short fair hair, stubble and spoke with a mild Liverpudlian accent. He

was wearing a grey hooded top, blue jeans, scruffy trainers and a black bobble

hat with a peak.

Detective

Constable Andy Doran, based at Wigan CID, said: "It is horrible that this

man had his honest day's work ruined by someone determined to take what wasn't

theirs.

"We

are working hard to find the robber and would like the public's help.

"If

you saw something, remember the van or know anything that might help us, please

contact us."

Anyone

with information is asked to call officers at Wigan CID on 0161 856 7259 or the

independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.