Police have confirmed inquiries into the incident are continuing. Image: Shutterstock.
Police were spotted searching an Elgin residential area last night after two men were reported acting suspiciously.
Residents in the Greenfield Circle area raised the alarm at about 9.45pm.
One eyewitness reported a large police presence in the area, as efforts to find the pair got under way.
Officers were seen searching gardens on nearby West Covesea road by torchlight.
Investigation launched to trace men
Police have confirmed the men were not traced but investigations are ongoing.
A police spokeswoman said: “We were made aware of two men acting suspiciously in the Greenfield Circle area of Elgin around 9.45 on Thursday, August 3.
“Officers attended and carried out a search but there was no trace of the men.
“Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.”
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Two men spotted ‘acting suspiciously’ in Elgin spark garden search
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