UPDATE FROM POLICE SCOTLAND: Jacob Vergunst, 15, who had been reported missing from the Broxburn area, has been traced safe and well.
Thanks to everyone who shared our appeal.
Police are appealing for help to trace a missing 15-year-old, Jacob Vergunst who has been reported missing from the Broxburn area.
He was last seen at 7.30pm on Tuesday 26th November 2024.
He is described as a white male, 5ft 5” tall, slim build, brown short hair. He was last wearing a grey hooded top with coloured patches thereon, navy montrex tracksuit bottoms with blue stripes on the sides white Airforce trainers.
He has links to Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Inverness and wider Glasgow areas.
Inspector Geraldine Josey of Livingston Police Station states: “We are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Jacob and are therefore appealing for help from the public to ensure he is found safe and well. I ask that anyone with any information to on the whereabouts of Jacob to contact the Police on 101 quoting incident number 3127 of 26th November 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.
