Concern grows for missing Saltcoats teenager
Police say it's a possibility 16 year-old Abbey Lewis has gone to Birmingham to see someone she met online.
A search is underway to find a teenager reported missing from her home in Saltcoats.
Abbey Lewis was last seen around 11.15pm on Sunday 26th February in Dockhead Street.
The 16 year-old was walking towards Green Street and heading in the direction of Saltcoats Train Station.
Her family reported her missing to police on Monday 27th February.
She is described as 5ft in height, slim with collar-length dyed blonde hair and wears glasses.
When she was last seen she was wearing a black padded jacket, blue jeans, white Adidas trainers with a black backpack and was arrying a grey holdall.
Sergeant Ryan Paterson said: “Enquiries carried out so far have shown that there is a possibility that she is heading to the Birmingham area to meet someone she has met online and we are liaising with our colleagues at British Transport Police to check trains, and linking in with other police forces to gather any addition information that could help us trace Abbey.
“I would urge anyone who has seen Abbey, or who has any information on her whereabouts to contact Irvine Police Office through 101.”