Police appeal to trace missing Teesside teenager

Cleveland Police is urging key workers and and members of the public out on essential trips to help trace missing Michael Bishop, but asking people not to leave their homes to look for him, and instead to share the appeal on social media.

The 16-year-old was last seen in Middlesbrough on 4pm on Saturday, April 18.

It is possible he could be in the following areas of Middlesbrough: town centre/Gresham, around Teesside University, Grove Hill, Ormesby or Netherfields.Michael is a white male, around 5 ft 7” tall with short brown hair and he was last seen wearing a blue Berghaus jacket, grey North Face jogging bottoms and black Nike trainers.Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact Cleveland Police as a matter of urgency on 101 quoting 061658.