POLICE are appealing for help in finding two males who pounced on a young pools collector and stole his takings.

The 17-year old was knocked to the ground before the robbers ran off with £70 takings in the incident on Allerton Road, Walton-le-Dale, at 7.10pm on Thursday last week.

One was wearing a Dallas Cowboys jacket and a red hat.

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