Police aware of social media reports of Caol van man

Police in Lochaber have urged parents to report directly to them instead of posting on social media after they were made aware of reports on Facebook referring to men in a van approaching children in Caol on Monday September 10.

This information was not reported to police, although officers are now carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances based on what was posted on social media.

An incident was reported to police in relation to a man who briefly spoke to a group of children in the Upper Achintore area on Saturday September 8. There was no further contact between the children and this man, who is currently unidentified.

Inspector Isla Campbell said: ‘I would ask any parent who has concerns about people their children have come into contact with to report it to police first, rather than posting on social media.’