A BOY had his bike stolen at knifepoint.

The 13-year-old was with two friends on their bikes behind the Yorkshire Bank in Cleckheaton town centre at 4pm on Sunday.

An older youth approached and demanded the bike.

When the victim refused, he was threatened with a Swiss Army- style knife.

The thief then took the bike.

He is white, aged about 17 and around 5ft 8in tall, with ginger hair and freckles.

The black bike is a BMX style with Vortice written on both sides and the crossbar.

Anyone with information should phone Det Con Kevin Hall at Dewsbury CID on 01924 431082.