A ROUNDERS bat-wielding thug threatened a 13-year-old boy while his friends stole his bike.

The four strong gang of youths struck at 4.30pm on May 21 on busy Ronaldsway in Preston.

One of the culprits was aged 15, 5ft 8ins tall, skinny with a scar on his chin and was wearing a black jacket, white cap and jeans.

His accomplices were all of a similar age - one was white, 5ft 10ins with freckles and a cream hat.

A pervert exposed himself to a seven-year-old boy near a playground on Western Drive, Leyland.

It happened at 6pm on May 14 and the man was white, 5ft 11ins, 25-30, with white hair and was wearing a T-shirt with a red, white and blue motif.

Just after a shoe shop opened, a quick footed thief went in managed to put on a pair of boots before running off.

The stocky thief struck at the shop on Station Road, Bamber Bridge, on May 19.

He was white, 18-20, 5ft 7ins, with shaved hair and he had a tattoo of a blue triangle on his left arm.

A DRUNK chased and exposed himself to two young girls who were trying to catch their dog in a field.

The nine-year-olds ran to a parent after the incident at 6.50pm on May 17 on the grass adjacent to Old Tram Road, Penwortham.

The man was white, 5ft 2ins, with brown hair and was wearing a grey jacket, jeans, black shoes and glasses.

A bike thief went into an open garage and rode off on a gents Raleigh Scorpion cycle.

The theft happened on Oakengate, Fulwood, at 5.45pm on May 19, and the culprit was a white male, 14-17, 5ft 10ins, and was wearing a red cap and dark trousers.

If you have any information that can help solve these crimes, call Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward.

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