Police and Crimestoppers team up to launch ‘Most Wanted’ gallery
The county’s chief constable has warned: ‘We’re coming for you’ as he launches a campaign to trace Hampshire’s most wanted.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Crimestoppers, have teamed up to launch a ‘Most Wanted’ gallery.
The featured men and women are wanted for a wide array of alleged crimes – including serious assault, drugs supply, harmful and reckess driving offences and community order breaches, and all have warrants for their re-arrest, which do not expire.
Chief Constable Scott Chilton is appealing to members of the public to anonymously report any information they may have on the whereabouts of those featured to help his officers bring them back into the criminal justice system.
Officers, alongside Crimestoppers staff, will be engaging with the public and appealing for their help in providing vital information on their locations, and how they could choose to hand themselves in, as well as general crime prevention and community safety advice.
Chief Constable for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Scott Chilton said: “Everyone deserves a safe place to live, and our communities expect criminals to be dealt with robustly.
“Those in this Most Wanted campaign have already been charged by police for a variety of offences including assault, burglary, drugs and serious driving offences. We believe they are in our local area, and that someone will know where they are or have the information we need to ensure they are re-arrested.
“We will be using all our powers and tactics to pursue them and the information and intelligence we get from this campaign is part of that.
“Our message is simple; if you see your face on here, hand yourself in. We will not give up and if you are on this list it means we’re not far behind you.”
Beth Simpson, the charity’s regional manager in Hampshire and the
Isle of Wight added: “Crimestoppers gives people the power to speak up and stop crime 100 per cent anonymously
“The people of Hampshire have been incredibly supportive of our previous campaigns, helping to keep communities safer by speaking up. I encourage everyone to check our website and let us know immediately if you have any information on any of the individuals. You are the one that can make all the difference – and you can speak up anonymously, without fear of reprisal or anyone knowing that you spoke out.
“You can call us on freephone 0800 555 111 or search for Crimestoppersuk.org/most-wanted. As a charity, we ensure you won’t have to give your personal details, just tell us what you know and we’ll pass it on for you.”
“The people of Hampshire have been incredibly supportive of our previous campaigns, helping to keep communities safer by speaking up. I encourage everyone to let us know if you have any information on any of the individuals