TWO men posing as security guards have been arrested following an attempted abduction in Flixton yesterday afternoon.
At around 2.15pm on Tuesday November 29, police were called to a school – believed to be Wellacre Academy – to reports of suspicious men in the area.
Two men wearing fake security clothing and fraudulent ID stood outside the school asking for an 11-year-old boy.
The pair, aged 19 and 21, have both been arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction and remain in police custody for questioning.
Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting incident number 1088 of 29/11/16, or Crime stoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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