Police are searching for this man after woman in her 70s returning to an address on Rectory Green in Prestwich after receiving her COVID jab was robbed of her mobile phone and bank card.
The woman wasn’t injured but was left understandably shaken.
A short time later a man, believed to be the offender, was seen by officers on Bury New Road and a chase ensued during which the man resisted arrest from officers, a Taser was deployed and a baton was used.
The man received a head wound before making off from police. His whereabouts is now unknown.
Officers have released images of a man whose welfare they are concerned for and who they are also keen to speak to in connection with the incident.
