Hertfordshire police are "growing increasingly concerned" for the welfare of a 17-year-old boy who has gone missing from Hemel Hempstead.

Tyler was last seen at his home address on Wednesday, August 9.

According to officers, he is described as a black male, 6ft 1in tall, of slim build with hazel eyes and short black braided hair.

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What Tyler was wearing when he went missing is currently unknown.

A spokesperson for Hertfordshire Constabulary said: "We are appealing for the public’s help to trace a teenager who has gone missing from Hemel Hempstead.

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"Officers are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare.

                                                                                            

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"If you have information, you can report this by calling 999 immediately if you believe you are with Tyler now, or have seen him in the last few moments."

Information can also be reported online at www.herts.police.uk/ro/report or by calling the police's non-emergency number 101, quoting ISR 628 of August 14.