Police are appealing for information to help trace a 15-year-old boy reported missing from the Gracemount area.
Thomas Wilson was last seen on Friday, February 13, at around 6pm, walking towards Cameron Toll.
The teenager has links to the Drylaw area of Edinburgh and may have made his way towards there. He also has links to the Niddrie/Craigmillar area.
Officers are now urging anyone who can assist with their enquiries to come forward.
Thomas is described as white, 5ft 6inches tall with a medium build and short dark brown hair. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded top with a blue logo, grey tracksuit trousers, a white t-shirt and a silver watch.
Inspector Euan Smith said: “We are growing increasingly concerned for Thomas’s welfare and would urge anyone who thinks they may have seen him to contact us.
“Likewise, if Thomas hears this appeal we would urge him to get in touch and let us know that he is safe and well.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland as soon as possible on 101.
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.
