POLICE have been engaging with a person throughout the night following a concern for welfare call in Bournemouth.

Officers are currently in Palmerston Road in Boscombe engaging with a person.

A call was made to the force just before 2am today, December 28 and have been on scene since.

A Dorset Police spokesman said: "At 1.58am on Thursday 28 December 2023, Dorset Police received a report of a concern for welfare in Palmerston Road in Boscombe.

"Officers are currently in attendance attempting to engage with the individual."

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