POLICE are investigating a report from two 11-year-old boys that a young girl was put into the back of a silver car by two men in Middlesbrough this afternoon The incident is said to have happened on Corporation Road at 1.15pm.
The description of the girl is that she was white with blonde/brown hair in a pony tail and was wearing a white short-sleeved top with mid-blue denim jeans and white footwear.
The first male is described as white in his 20’s or 30’s with dark hair and plain black jogging bottoms. The second male is described as white with dark hair.
A spokesman for Cleveland Police said that the circumstances of the incident are unclear and officers are currently checking CCTV and carrying out house to house enquiries to establish exactly what has happened.
Police are asking that if anyone believes that their child is missing to get in contact immediately.
They would also like to speak with anyone in the area in a silver car at the time.
It is possible this may have been someone known to the child or was an incident in which a parent was chastising a child.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 01642 303201.
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