POLICE are hunting a man who tried to steal a dog from a house in Kidderminster today (May 27).

It is believed a man tried to take a Cocker Spaniel from an address in Woodlands Avenue, at around 3.15pm this afternoon.

After failing to do so, he fled the scene in a blue Ford Focus, registration number BD57 UMG.

The suspect is described as having black hair, scruffy looking with a stubbly black beard and he was wearing a dark green short sleeved top.

Anyone with information is urged to contact West Mercia Police on 101.