Cops are investigating reports a schoolboy was subjected to an attempted "kidnap" on a Lanarkshire street.
A dad took to social media warning parents following the alleged incident in Cumbernauld at around 9.25am on Tuesday, February 8.
He wrote: "Warning someone tried to kidnap my son this morning going to school.
"A white van approached him, a man started to scream at him to get into a van. Please be aware.
"He is fine and the police have been informed. Westfield area."
Police Scotland confirmed they were alerted to an incident on Westfield Drive, Cumbernauld, where a "man stopped his white van and gestured to a young boy aged nine who was walking along the street".
Officers are investigating the alleged incident and are working to trace the driver.
Anyone with information is being urged to come forward and contact police.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman told Lanarkshire Live : "Around 9.25am, on Tuesday, 8 February, 2022, police received a report of an incident in Westfield Drive, Cumbernauld where a man stopped his white van and gestured to a young boy aged nine who was walking along the street.
"At this time police have been unable to establish if there was any criminality however officers are currently carrying out enquiries to establish the exact circumstances of this incident and trace the driver.
"We have not received any further reports of such incidents in this area."
Anyone with any information in relation to the incident is asked to contact police on 101.
Information can be left anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
