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APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER REPORTED TEEN APPROACH

Police are asking two teenage girls to come forward after an incident at a Newcastle park yesterday.

Officers have been told two teenage girls, aged around 16 and 17, were walking through Gregson Park at Hamilton at 10.30pm, when they were approached by a man.

The man reportedly spoke to the girls before they ran to a nearby hotel.

The man left the scene in a late 1990s-model white Toyota Hilux utility.

A security guard at the hotel who helped the girls reported the incident to police.

He told police the ute drove past the venue several times before leaving towards Tudor Street.

Detectives are hoping to speak with the girls involved in the incident, or anyone who may have seen anything at the time.

Police were told the man’s described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 175cm to 180cm tall, with a medium build and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

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Lauren Kempe

Lauren Kempe is a reporter, producer and weather presenter for NBN News in Newcastle. Lauren grew up in the Hunter, and completed a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle.

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