A SEVEN-year-old boy was approached and grabbed by a man in Middlesbrough.
Police are appealing for information after the child was grabbed by his shoulder and collar area on Ormesby Road, at the junction of Oban Road, at about 4.30pm yesterday (Thursday).
The suspect grabbed the boy before another child came along and he made off along Ormesby Road.
The man is described as black, aged in his forties, wearing a white T-shirt, with a red emblem on the front and writing on the back, black tracksuit bottoms or jeans and white, red and grey Nike trainers.
Any witnesses or anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Amy Campbell on the non-emergency number 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
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