Concerns have been raised that a Ukrainian child may be lost after being spotted alone and "distressed".
An incident was reported in Yarm on Sunday.
Police said that a member of the public contacted them just before 6.40pm yesterday with concerns for a young child she’d seen out alone on his scooter near Nursery Gardens in Yarm.
The boy had very limited English but appeared to indicate he was Ukrainian.
As the caller was relaying to police she believed the child was lost and distressed, he bolted into the nearby estate and disappeared from sight.
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Officers immediately began enquiries to identify and locate the child and to check his welfare and wellbeing.
A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: "Police have still not received any report of a missing child matching the boy’s description, however enquiries have continued overnight, and we need to confirm he is safe and well and back with his family.
"The original call was made in good faith and we’d like to thank other callers who rang in with information."
Police would ask anyone else who may have information to contact Cleveland Police on 101 quoting ref 115208.”
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