Police are appealing for help to find a boy with links to Blackburn who has not been seen for almost two weeks.

John Junior Carmichael, 15, who also goes by the name JJ, was last seen in Lawson Street, Preston, at around 1.15pm on Tuesday, August 13 heading towards the train station.

John is described as 5ft 6in tall with brown hair in a bowl-cut style.

He was last seen wearing a black Nike jacket, black t-shirt, navy Nike joggers, and black Nike trainers.

As well as Preston and Blackburn, John also has links to Blackpool, Lancaster, Morecambe, and Cumbria.

Police say he could be in the company of a teenage boy or girl.

For immediate sightings of John, call 999. Anyone who has information as to where he could be or of previous sightings should call 101 quoting log 1276 of August 13, 2024.