Can you help bring the Thames Valley’s Most Wanted to justice?

INHABITANTS of the Thames Valley are being urged to assist the

police in their search for the area’s Most Wanted.

Members of the public are being invited to log on to a newly

launched Most Wanted website where they can view pictures, E-fits and CCTV

footage of people currently wanted by the police in the Thames Valley. The site

is run by the independent charity Crimestoppers, which was set up to enable

people to give information about crimes anonymously by telephone or via the

Crimestoppers website.

A national Most Wanted website was launched towards the end of 2005. So far

this site has successfully resulted in the arrest of more than 900 criminals,

for offences ranging from murder, rape and drug smuggling to robbery and

assault.

The Most Wanted website for the Thames Valley region is being officially

launched at the Thames Valley Police Open Day at Sulhamstead, West Berkshire,

on Saturday September 4

Members of the public can find the gallery of Thames Valley’s Most Wanted by

clicking here then selecting the Most Wanted tab.

John Gamon, Chairman of Thames Valley Crimestoppers, commented: “The

Crimestoppers Most Wanted website has been most successful in helping to catch

a criminal every other day. I am delighted that the Most Wanted website is now

going to feature criminals wanted in the Thames Valley area.  

“It offers the public another opportunity to take a stand against crime.It

not only helps locate criminals who have ‘gone to ground’ but also identifies

people previously unknown to the police.  

“The concept is very simple: if you recognise any of the individuals

featured on the website, pass your information on to Crimestoppers anonymously

either online or by calling 0800 555 111.Simple but extremely effective, Most

Wanted is going to be an invaluable tool to bring criminals to justice.”

Det Chief Inspector Ray Howard, head of Thames Valley Police’s intelligence

bureau, said: “Often members of the public hold crucial information that can bring

serious offenders to justice, and Crimestoppers and Most Wanted give them a

mechanism to share that information and allow us to act on it.”