POLICE are searching for a man who grabbed a 17-year-old girl as she was walking home in Radcliffe.

The girl was walking down a ginnel off Harper Fold Road on Saturday evening, January 23, when the man grabbed her by the arm. She was then able to break free and ran away.

The offender is described as being of mixed race, in his 20s, and was wearing a black hooded top, dark jeans, and bright blue trainers.

Anyone with information about the incident or the man's whereabouts is asked to call police on 101.