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Lost keys spark stranger alert at Telford school

A man searching for a lost set of keys near a Telford primary school inadvertently sparked a police alert.

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Newdale Primary and Nursery School. Photo: Google StreetView.

West Mercia Police spokesman Daniel Butler said parents reported seeing a man behaving in a suspicious manner near Newdale Primary and Nursery School, in Marlborough Way, Newdale, on Wednesday at about 3pm.

However, the man was just looking for keys.

In a message posted on the school's website, head Rachel Cook stated: "The school is fully aware of an incident that happened near the school boundary.

"We are confident that it has been fully investigated by the police and that no further action will be taken.

"Please rest assured that safeguarding is our priority at all times."

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