**Please note- an image of the missing boy will put on the NSW Police Force social media sites**
Police are appealing for assistance to locate a boy missing from the Newcastle area.
Cerise Elmes, aged 13, was last seen leaving a home in Wallsend about 7pm on Tuesday 15 March 2022.
Police were alerted and officers from Newcastle City Police District have been conducting inquiries into his whereabouts.
Concerns are held for his welfare due to his young age and a number of medical conditions.
Police have been told Cerise may be travelling with a woman known to him in a silver Mitsubishi Pajero with NSW registration CI44ED.
Following inquiries, investigators believe he was on Mid North Coast the following day and may be heading towards Queensland.
Cerise is described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 160cm to 165cm tall, with a thin build, black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone who has seen Cerise, or believes they know his whereabouts, is urged to contact police.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
