Wanted this Winter campaign a success

Thursday, 4 January 2024 00:00

Wiltshire Police would like to say thank you to the public for their amazing support of our recent ‘Wanted this Winter’ campaign.

The December campaign had 21 outstanding suspects successfully dealt with, saving hours of police officer’s valuable time having to try and locate them.

Many of those suspects were arrested after their information was shared with members of the public, with a handful handing themselves in after seeing their own appeal on social media.

Chief Superintendent Phil Staynings said: "The Wanted this Winter campaign has been a great success for the Force, with 21 suspects successfully dealt with.

“It has once again proven the power the public and social media has to support operational policing and solve crimes.

"By working together with the public we can make Wiltshire and Swindon a safer place for all.

"The annual campaign highlights persistent offenders who are wanted for a variety of crimes, from driving offences to burglary, which blight our communities.

"We recognise that those featured in the campaign may feel uncomfortable with the publicity and we would encourage them to contact us at the first opportunity to help officers with their enquiries.

“We would like to thank everyone who engaged with the campaign by either sharing our appeals or by passing us information on the whereabouts of wanted individuals. It’s made a real difference."

There are still 21 outstanding suspects from the campaign that the police are keen to speak to.

The full list of these suspects can be found on the Wiltshire Police website: Wanted this Winter campaign helps police locate 21 wanted people | Wiltshire Police

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of any of these suspects, please call police on 101 or if you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crimestoppers on 0800555111.