Nicola Bulley: police urge public not to ‘take law into their own hands’ in search

Nicola Bulley, 45, who was last seen on the morning of Friday 27 January. Photograph: Family handout

Police have urged the public not to “take the law into their own hands” in the search for Nicola Bulley, who went missing 12 days ago while walking her dog.

Lancashire constabulary told amateur detectives not to abuse witnesses or attempt to break into empty or derelict buildings along the River Wyre near where she disappeared.