Appeal launched after alleged attempted burglary at Newcastle house

Northumbria Police have today (March 17) released an image of a man they wish to speak to in relation to an alleged attempted robbery at a house on Grace Street, in Byker.

Police received a report of a man trying a handle at the Newcastle address on Tuesday (March 7) at 11:30pm.

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They said the man then rang the doorbell and pulled on the door handle in an attempt to enter the property.

Adding to this, they said the man left the scene after being shouted at from those inside the address.

Police have said they wish to speak to the man in the picture as they were in the area at the time and may be able to assist officers with their enquiries.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "At about 11.30pm on Tuesday, March 7, officers received a report that a man had tried the handle of the door of an address on Grace Street, in Byker.

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"The man then rang the doorbell and continued to pull on the door handle in an attempt to enter the property.

He was then disturbed by people from inside the address shouting and made off from the scene."

Witnesses or anyone with any information should contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website, or by calling the non-emergency 101 line, and quoting reference number 29492L/23.