POLICE are searching for a missing man who was seen on Wednesday morning.

Daniel Betteridge, 34, was last seen in the morning at Grangetown, near Middlesbrough.

It is believed Mr Betteridge may have been in the Ingleby Barwick area, near Beckfields, at around 5.30pm.

Police said they were concerned for his welfare.

Mr Betteridge is described as a white man, around 5ft 8inches tall and medium build with a shaved head and brown beard.

He was last seen wearing a black parker style jacket with brown fur hood with a grey and blue zip up jacket underneath and dark blue jeans and hi-tec trainers.

He was also carrying a dark blue coloured rucksack style backpack.

Police said Mr Betteridge had shaved his hair since the first photograph was released.

  • Anyone who has seen Mr Betteridge is asked to call police on the non-emergency number 101.