A MAN reportedly tried to snatch a bag from a woman's shoulder yesterday morning.

The 23-year-old woman was walking in Blackwood along Fair View near to the junction with Edward Street, when the man approached her at around 6.30am. He failed, and ran off.

The man is described as being white, around 5 feet 11 inches tall and of medium build. He may have had a beard, and was wearing a waist-length black puffa jacket with a dark hood and black trousers.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 50 23/11/15.