Police in Lerwick are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was threatened by a young man holding a weapon.
Constable Malcolm Macleod said the pensioner had been left in “fear and alarm” after being approached by a man in his early 20s at a bus stop in King Harold Street, near the Legion Scotland building, around 5.20pm on Friday.
The man is described as 6ft, of slim build, wearing a light blue hoodie or jacket with grey cotton jogging bottoms.
He also had a white ear piece and a distinctive tribal tattoo on the left side of his neck.
Police have urged anyone with information to contact them on 101.
Tattooed man threatened pensioner with weapon as he stood at bus-stop
