Police search for missing Edinburgh man, 38, who may be in the Forth Valley area

Police need help to trace a man reported missing from Edinburgh and believe he could now be in the Forth Valley area.

Murray Poole, 38, was last heard from at around 8.15am on Tuesday, November 3 when he is understood to have been in the West Colonsay View area of Edinburgh.

He is 6ft 2ins, heavily built, bald with dark brown facial hair. It is not known what Murray is wearing.

From enquiries carried out so far, Murray is believed to be travelling west towards the Bannockburn area and potentially further. He has access to his grey Volvo V40, licence plate number SY19 FTT.

Murray is believed to have been heading for the Forth Valley area (Picture: Submitted)placeholder image
Murray is believed to have been heading for the Forth Valley area (Picture: Submitted)

Sergeant Michael Blyth said: “Concerns are growing for Murray’s welfare, and we are keen to trace him as soon as possible to make sure he is safe. We are appealing to anyone who has seen someone matching Murray’s description, or a grey Volvo V40, to contact officers.

“We understand Murray may be travelling towards Forth Valley and potentially further into Argyll and Bute or the Highlands and would ask people in those areas to also be vigilant and come forward with any information.”

People can call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0707 of November 3.

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