POLICE have released an image of a man they want to speak to following a robbery in Newcastle.

Police say the victim was put in a headlock and threatened before having a large quantity of cash taken from his pockets.

The 52-year-old-man was left uninjured by shaken up following the incident in Clayton Street, Newcastle, in July. 

A number of enquiries to locate those responsible have been undertaken by officers but now they have released an image of a man they want to speak to.

He was in the area around the time of the robbery and could hold information that proves useful to the police investigation.

  • The man, or anyone who knows him, should contact police on 101 quoting log 1283 20/07/17, email the OIC on 340@northumbria.pnn.police.uk or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.