POLICE are warning parents to be on their guard after a man attempted to entice a teenager into his car.

The 14-year-old was walking along Hambleton View in Bedale when a car drove up slowly and stopped alongside him.

The driver asked the boy to get in the car with him but drove off when the startled teenager refused.

The driver was in his late 20s or early 30s and had a shaven head. He was wearing a dark blue sweatshirt. His car was a small, black, three-door hatchback.

Anybody who has any information should contact the police on (01609) 783131