POLICE are searching for a “vulnerable” missing 14-year-old boy in Poole. 

Axel Lewis, aged 14, left an address in the Newtown area some time before 6am on Tuesday, September 13. 

He is described as white, around five feet tall and of medium build with dark blond hair.

Axel is believed to have been wearing a hooded top and black trainers and may have been riding a black bicycle. 

Superintendent Dean O’Connor, of Dorset Police, said: “Axel is a vulnerable teenage boy, and we are keen to find him to make sure he is all right. 

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“We are continuing to carry out searches in the area and I would urge anyone with information regarding Axel’s whereabouts, or who has seen a boy matching the description given, to please contact Dorset Police immediately. 

“Our enquiries indicate Axel is believed to be in the company of two other teenage boys who are known to him. 

“I would also like to appeal directly to Axel if you see this – please make contact with us or your family and let us know where you are. We just want to check that you are OK.” 

Anyone with information or knowledge as to Axel's whereabouts is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact or by calling 101, quoting incident number 13:83.