Do you recognise this man? Police want to speak to him after a woman was grabbed whilst out running in Preston.



The 22-year-old was jogging along Blackpool Road parallel to Moor Park on Saturday at around 3.25pm when a man on a bicycle has stopped in front of her.

The woman has gone to run around him when he has grabbed at her. She has managed to get free and ran off away from the cyclist.

DC Caroline Turley from Preston CID said: “The victim was understandably shaken by this incident and thankfully managed to run off.

“We need to find this man and so if you think you may know who he is, please get in touch with us.”

Anyone with information can call 101 quoting incident reference 1036 of May 13th.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.