Police seek dashcam footage in search for missing Maidstone teenager

Officers are seeking dashcam and CCTV footage to assist in their search for a missing teenage boy from Maidstone.

Russel Burrdett-Deakin was reported missing from his home near Sutton Road at around 6.30pm on Wednesday 6 September 2023.

Russel is 17 and of slim build. He has dark hair with blue colourings and was last seen wearing red or maroon bottoms, along with a red Champion hooded top. Russel was also carrying a black Under Armor rucksack.

Chief Inspector Mark McLellan said: ‘We are growing increasingly concerned for Russel’s welfare and are urging anyone who has seen him to contact us.

‘Officers are also asking drivers with dashcam who were in the area at the time he went missing and residents with private CCTV to check for relevant footage.’

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call 999 immediately, quoting reference 06-1384.