POLICE are today appealing for information after a man in a car approached an 11-year-old Stowmarket boy.The incident happened at around 4.15pm on May 3 as the boy walked over the Stowupland Road railway crossing.

POLICE are today appealing for information after a man in a car approached an 11-year-old Stowmarket boy.

The incident happened at around 4.15pm on May 3 as the boy walked over the Stowupland Road railway crossing.

After pulling up near the boy in a maroon saloon car with blacked-out windows, the man attempted to start a conversation. The boy ran home and told his parents who informed police.

Anyone with information should contact Pc Andrew Barker on 01284 774 100 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.