A DOG walker was threatened with a baton on Middlesbrough farmland.
The 51-year-old man was walking his dog between Springbank Lane in Ormesby and Cypress Road in Marton when he was approached by an unknown man and woman, who threatened him with a baton and demanded money.
He refused to hand over any cash and the suspects made off in the direction of Ormesby.
The incident happened between 12:30pm and 1pm on Saturday 30th January.
The male suspect is described as a white male, around six ft tall, in his late 20s to early 30s with an unshaved goatee beard and cropped dark hair and he was wearing a pale blue top, dark trainers and dark bottoms with white socks tucked into the bottoms.
The female suspect is described as a white, of big build and around 5 ft 10ins tall and wearing black leggings with trainers. The victim was uninjured.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspects or anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact DC Lindsay Forbes on the non-emergency number 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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