MISSING schoolboy Paris Austin Wells has been sighted in Parkstone.

Police received a phone call from a member of the public saying that the teenager had been seen talking to a friend in the Penn Hill area.

On Wednesday police officers checked an address in Alexandra Road in Poole but the house was empty. They now believe Paris may be staying with friends in Poole.

Sergeant Neil Munro, of Boscombe police, said: "It's reassuring to know that Paris is safe and well but it is important that he calls his family, or the police, as soon as possible."

Paris, 15, who lives in Littledown, was last seen at home by his father at 6pm on Sunday. Paris is white, 5ft 10ins tall, of stocky build and with dark brown short-cropped hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who has seen him should call 01202 552099.