Police are appealing for help tracing a missing 15 year old: Jacob Vergunst who has been reported missing from the Broxburn area.

Jacob is described as a white male, 5’ 5” tall, slim build with brown hair.

He was last seen in Broxburn on Thursday 26 September. He has links to the Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Inverness and wider-Glasgow areas.

Inspector Richard Homewood of Livingston Police Station states: “We are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Jacob and are therefore appealing for the assistance of the public to ensure he is found safe and well. Please get in contact with us if you have any information on the whereabouts of Jacob”.

If you see Jacob or have any information on his whereabouts please contact us on 101 and quote incident number: 3217 of 26 September 2024.

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.