POLICE have been called to a robbery outside a funeral director in Braintree.
Two police cars were outside the Co-op funeral director in Clare Road at about 4.45pm this afternoon.
A 16-year-old victim was riding a moped and as he came to a stop, four young men pushed him off and stole his bag, which contained a phone charger.
The suspects ran off towards London Road.
Officers carried out a search of the area and enquiries are ongoing to locate them.
Anyone with information is asked to call Braintree CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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