THIS is the face of a man believed to have sprayed two people with a dangerous substance in Birchwood last weekend.

One man was sprayed in the face while withdrawing cash from a machine at the Birchwood Centre on Saturday, April 2.

This happened 15 minutes after a 47-year-old man was sprayed while walking on the footpath next to Birchwood Expressway at around 5.25pm.

In both cases the offender attempted but failed to get cash from the victims, and police believe the two incidents may be connected.

At around 6pm a man was discovered in the kitchen on a house in Old Warrington Road, Risley, but escaped when confronted by the residennts.

Police are urging anyone to come forward with any information, including a woman who was at the Birchwood Centre and may have been waiting for a lift at the time of the second incident.

The offender is described as white, in his late teens or early 20s, of heavy build and with short dark brown or black hair, wearing a long sleeved horizontal striped top and riding a small bike.

Contact Detective Constable Jackie Daniels at Warrington CID or Detective Sergeant Chris Barrow on 01244 613836 or the confidential Crimestoppers hotline on 0800 111555.