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| Alex Bendall: Mother makes plea over missing 18-year-old | Alex Bendall: Mother makes plea over missing 18-year-old |
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| Police have described Alice Bendall's disappearance as "out of character" | Police have described Alice Bendall's disappearance as "out of character" |
| The mother of a missing teenager has appealed for them to come home. | The mother of a missing teenager has appealed for them to come home. |
| Alex Bendall, 18, who is also known as Alice, was last seen on CCTV in Tesco in Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, at about 19:30 GMT on Saturday. | Alex Bendall, 18, who is also known as Alice, was last seen on CCTV in Tesco in Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, at about 19:30 GMT on Saturday. |
| Extensive searches are continuing in the Charminster and Dorchester areas. | Extensive searches are continuing in the Charminster and Dorchester areas. |
| Alex's mum said: "Al, we love you with all our hearts, miss you and beg you to come back home - whatever might have happened. We just want to know that you are safe and well." | Alex's mum said: "Al, we love you with all our hearts, miss you and beg you to come back home - whatever might have happened. We just want to know that you are safe and well." |
| The 18-year-old was spotted on CCTV in a Tesco store in Dorchester on Saturday night | The 18-year-old was spotted on CCTV in a Tesco store in Dorchester on Saturday night |
| She added: "If anyone out there has been with Al or knows anything at all, please, please contact Dorset Police." | She added: "If anyone out there has been with Al or knows anything at all, please, please contact Dorset Police." |
| The National Police Air Service, Dorset Search and Rescue, Wiltshire Search and Rescue, Dorset Search Dogs, Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs and Wessex 4x4 have all been involved in searching. | The National Police Air Service, Dorset Search and Rescue, Wiltshire Search and Rescue, Dorset Search Dogs, Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs and Wessex 4x4 have all been involved in searching. |
| Search crews gathered for a briefing at Charminster Community Hall | Search crews gathered for a briefing at Charminster Community Hall |
| The teenager is described as 5ft 6in tall, of slim build, with short brown hair and was last seen wearing a black jacket with a denim body and black fabric sleeves, dark coloured jeans, Dr. Martens boots with a green lace in one boot and a purple lace in the other, a bracelet over the cuff on the right arm and carrying a small backpack. | The teenager is described as 5ft 6in tall, of slim build, with short brown hair and was last seen wearing a black jacket with a denim body and black fabric sleeves, dark coloured jeans, Dr. Martens boots with a green lace in one boot and a purple lace in the other, a bracelet over the cuff on the right arm and carrying a small backpack. |
| Local residents joined police officers to help in the search for Alice, also known as Alex | Local residents joined police officers to help in the search for Alice, also known as Alex |
| Ch Insp Darren Harris, of Dorset Police, said: "We have been carrying out a large number of searches and I am grateful to our partner and voluntary agencies for their ongoing help. | Ch Insp Darren Harris, of Dorset Police, said: "We have been carrying out a large number of searches and I am grateful to our partner and voluntary agencies for their ongoing help. |
| "I would ask anyone who was in the area [of Tesco] around that time and may have information to assist us to please get in touch. | "I would ask anyone who was in the area [of Tesco] around that time and may have information to assist us to please get in touch. |
| "I am also appealing to any motorists who were travelling in the vicinity with a dashcam fitted to their vehicle to please check their footage for any possible sightings. | "I am also appealing to any motorists who were travelling in the vicinity with a dashcam fitted to their vehicle to please check their footage for any possible sightings. |
| "Finally, I would like to renew my appeal to Alice directly - if you see this appeal, please get in touch with us or your family as we all just want to ensure you are safe and well." | "Finally, I would like to renew my appeal to Alice directly - if you see this appeal, please get in touch with us or your family as we all just want to ensure you are safe and well." |
| Police spotted the teenager on CCTV captured at the Tesco store in Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester | Police spotted the teenager on CCTV captured at the Tesco store in Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester |
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| Dorchester | Dorchester |
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