A 25-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint on Saturday night as she walked through an alleyway in Leighton Buzzard.
The robbery happened at around 9pm when the victim was approached by three offenders while walking along the alleyway which connects West Side to West Street in the town.
Two men and one woman grabbed her from behind before holding a knife to her throat and demanding she handed over her property.
After being forced to the floor by her attackers, the victim was told to empty her handbag and one of the offenders then put her belongings into a black carrier bag.
She was then told to put her coat over her head and wait five minutes as the offenders fled the area.
Although the woman did not suffer any injuries during the attack, she has been left extremely distressed by the incident.
The first offender, who was carrying a knife, is described as a black female, around 25 years old, of slim build and wearing a leather jacket, black leggings with shorts on top.
The second offender was a white male, aged in his mid to late 30s, of skinny build, wearing a baseball cap and spoke with an Irish accent.
The third offender was also a white male, slim build and wearing a dark scarf across his face.
Bedfordshire police are now appealing for witnesses following the incident on Saturday evening and Detective Constable Thomas Hamm, who is investigating the incident, is keen to hear from anyone who was in the West Side or West Street area at the time of the robberies and may have seen anything suspicious either before or after the attack.
If you have information relating to this incident, contact DC Hamm, in confidence, on 01582 394498, the non-emergency number 101, or text information to 07786 200011.