AN e-fit has been issued of a man who grabbed a girl near a pub.

The man, pictured, got out of a white rusting van and grabbed the girl’s arm behind the Park End pub, in Penistone Road, Middlesbrough, on Monday. When her dog began to bark, the man drove off.

He was 35 to 40, of mixed race and had short black hair, greying at the sides.

He was skinny, about 5ft 11in and wore black leather gloves and a light blue tracksuit top with white sleeves and white stripes on the front.

Anyone with information is asked to call 01642-303126.