THE Met Police is appealing for help tracing a south Essex man in connection with a racially aggravated public order offence.

Police want to speak to Joe Ellis, 25, of Lulworth Close, Stanford-le-Hope, about an incident in Elsie Road, Dagenham, on July 31, 2015.

PC Jason Thompson, of Barking and Dagenham fugitive desk, said: "Arrest warrants do not have an expiry date. When an arrest warrant has been issued, officers will not stop seeking the individual until they are found."

Anyone with information should is asked to call police on 0203 276 1167 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.