POLICE have launched an urgent search for a teenager in Staffordshire, after he suddenly vanished on August 23.
The force is using sniffer dogs to find George, 17, but have warned the public to not “approach” him.
Police are searching for a 17-year-old named GeorgeGetty
Police have urged the public not to approach George (pictured)Staffordshire Police
Officers scoured Cheadle town centre for two hours with the dogs, in their race to find George.
Police also reportedly entered an abandoned building in North Staffordshire as part of their investigation.
He was last spotted at 5pm on Saturday.
Now, the force is appealing to the public for help and have released a description of the youngster.
He has been described as being 5ft 11ins tall and as being of a slim build.
Authorities added that he is likely to be wearing a black leather jacket and black skinny jeans.
He is also known to carry a guitar.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “We need your help in finding 17-year-old George, who has gone missing from Derbyshire.
“George was last seen at about 5pm on Saturday.
“George has links to Cheadle.
“If you’ve seen him, please do not approach him and call 999 as soon as possible quoting incident 2 of August 25.”
Staffordshire Police have been approached by The Sun for further comment.
The news comes after data from the Home Office revealed the British towns and cities with the highest crime rates.
The top two areas were both boroughs of London, with Westminster coming in first place.
The area – which is home to the Houses of Parliament – recorded 423 crimes per 1000 residents taking place each year.
Meanwhile, Camden recorded 195 crimes per 1000 residents with many of the crimes being related to pickpocketing incidents reported by tourists.
Middlesborough was the city with the highest level of crime outside of London, as it logged 158.3 crimes per 1,000 people.
That’s roughly equivalent to just under one in 6 people being victim to a crime.
A staggering 23,000 crimes were recorded in the North East city last year, which is a 5 per cent reduction from last year.
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Top 20 UK crimes hotspots
Number of crimes per 1000 residents:
Westminster 423.2
Camden 194.8
Middlesbrough 158.3
Blackpool 154.4
Kensington and Chelsea 154.2
Manchester 152.4
Hartlepool 141.5
Islington 140.8
Bristol 132.3
Southwark 127.6
Hackney 124.4
Lincoln 124.3
Doncaster 124.2
Bradford 124.2
Southampton 124
Liverpool 123.7
Kingston upon Hull 122.9
Leeds 122.7
Newport 120.5
Blaenau Gwent 119.5
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