Appeal after Report of Attempted Child Abduction in Hartlepool
Police are appealing for information after a report that an attempt was made to grab a child in Hartlepool.
The incident happened between 8am and 8.30am on Tuesday 16th October on Milbank Road, Hartlepool.
A 10-year-old boy was walking along Milbank Road when a male, described as being aged between 35 and 40 years old, of Asian appearance and wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a grey hooded top, approached the child and attempted to grab him.
 The boy ran off and the man headed back along Milbank Road towards Powlett Road.
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Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Alistair Snowdon from Hartlepool Operational Crime Team on the non-emergency number 101, quoting event number 190618.Â
Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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