West Mercia Police are appealing for help after a taxi driver was assaulted and robbed of his phone in Shrewsbury in the early hours of Sunday 4 October.
The force says that at about 1.50am two men got into a disagreement with the driver on Victoria Avenue. One of them hit him on the head, took his mobile phone, threw it into the river and left.
Police have not named the driver, said how badly he was hurt, or named the firm. They have not said anyone has been arrested.
The man in the photograph
Officers have released a photograph of a man they want to identify. They say they believe he was in the area at the time and may be able to help. They have not said he is the man who hit the driver.
Anyone who knows him, or has information, is asked to email [shropshireCID@westmercia.police.uk](mailto:shropshireCID@westmercia.police.uk) and quote incident 22/96848/26. Information can also go anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at [crimestoppers-uk.org](https://www.crimestoppers-uk.org).