POLICE say they can find no evidence about claims of an attempted child abduction in Crewe.

Officers have spoken to a number of people and trawled through hours of CCTV footage after a mother said she was targeted by a gang in TK Max on the Grand Junction Retail Park.

But Cheshire Police say that, at this stage, they have not been able to find any evidence to substantiate the claims and are reassuring residents after rumours circulated on social media.

The incident is alleged to have taken place on Sunday, September 20 and was eventually reported to police on September 25.

A social media post claimed there had been an attempt to seize the woman's baby from her pram.

Crewe Local Policing Unit says after the incident they became aware of rumours circulating online from other concerned parents.

DC Simon Knowles said: "I understand incidents of this nature will be concerning to local residents and I want to reiterate that we take any allegations of this nature extremely seriously.

"I would like to reassure the local community that, at this time, there is no evidence to suggest that anybody has attempted to abduct any children.

"However, should any new information come to light we would always follow this up and take action if appropriate.

"I would like to remind people that if you believe an incident of this nature is taking place you should always contact police immediately on 999."