POLICE are advising all motorists to keep their doors locked while driving after three aleged aggravated robberies in Middleton St this week.
Three female drivers were stopped in three different robberies in Middleton St by youths playing in the middle of the road and refusing to move.
Two of the incidents occurred between 5.30pm and 6pm on Wednesday.
Police said one of the vehicles was forced to slow for a boy - aged about eight years old - after he jumped across the bonnet and fell in front of the vehicle, forcing the driver to stop.
The driver got out of her car to check on the boy, with his mates gathering around. However, the victim noticed her passenger side door open and a teenager grabbing the straps of her handbag and another bag from the front seat.
The victim struggled with the straps of the bag but the youth was stronger and pulled away.
The gang of youths ran off down the driveway of a nearby house towards the backyard.
Police said the woman yelled for someone to help her, but the 40 or so people in the area failed to help.
A co-worker pulled up a short time later and assisted the victim, who attended the Kempsey Police Station and reported the matter.
On the same day a woman with her 11-year-old son stopped for the group near Albert St before her rear door was opened and a sleeping bag stolen.
She drove off and saw the bag lying in the middle of the road, with the offenders no where to be seen.
After reversing back, her son went to pick up the sleeping bag.
Police said as he approached the bag the same offenders returned, running at him.
In fear the boy ran back to the car and his mother drove off.
After driving further west the victim stopped and spoke to police about the incident. She was told to go to the police station and make a statement.
On the way to the police station she has again seen the sleeping bag in the street and stopped to get it.
As she went to get the sleeping bag, again the offenders approached her, demanding her handbag or one of them would smash the passenger window.
She refused and one of the offenders opened the passenger door and stole a school bag from the vehicle.
The offenders have then run off.
The victim again reported the matter to police before driving to Kempsey Police Station.
A nearby resident told police they saw the incident and know the offenders.
About 6pm on Tuesday a 51-year-old female was driving home from work when she had to slow down in Middleton St because of a group of youths playing on the road.
Police said the children refused to get off the road and she had to stop.
A boy aged about 13-years-old opened the victims’ passenger-side door and stole her handbag from the front seat and ran off.
Police said if confronted by persons refusing to move from the roadway, consider using an alternate route and contact police immediately.
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