POLICE are appealing for information after a man in a white van tried to snatch a 17-year-old girl in Ellesmere Port.

The victim was walking along Regent Street at 12.30pm on May 12 when the offender pulled up near to her, got out of his van and grabbed her wrist.

She struggled free and the man got back into the van and drove away.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “Detectives are currently in the process of obtaining further information in order to make an informed assessment of the incident.

“If anyone knows anything they should contact Ellesmere Port CID on 0845 458 0000.”