WEST Mercia Police officers in Hereford say a young girl believes she was followed by someone in a black car.

Officers working in the Hereford rural north safer neighbourhood team said they had been made aware of an incident in Oak Road, Credenhill, where a young girl believed she had been followed by someone in a black car. 

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PCSO Adam Westlake said the registered keeper of the car had been found.

But he said police were treating this as "a call with good intent" as the car's owner gave an explanation.

"We can confirm that his explanation and actions are completely innocent and cause us no concern," he said.

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"We understand that rumours within the community often spread fast.

"We would like to reassure you that complaints of this nature are looked into and taken seriously."