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The Sun
12 hours ago
- The Sun
Body tragically found in search for missing man, 35, after his mum issued desperate appeal
A BODY has been found in the search for a missing County Durham man. Police were searching for 35-year-old Dean from Chester-le-Street when they recovered the body Wednesday afternoon. 2 2 While formal identification is yet to take place, the body is believed to be Dean. Durham Constabulary issued an appeal to help find the missing man early on Wednesday. His mum also posted an appeal on Facebook, writing: "Has anyone seen my son Dean he left home yesterday at 11am to go to the gym at Chester le Street and he hasn't come home." She posted another photo of Dean this evening without a caption. He had last been seen crossing the road to the cycle path near the Pelton Buffs Social Club just before 11am on Monday. The body was recovered from the Pelton area. Police thanked Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue for their help during the search. A spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said: "We're very sorry to report that a body has been found in the search for Dean. Sadly, the body of a man was recovered from the Pelton area this afternoon. "Formal identification has yet to take place, but we believe it to be that of the 35-year-old, from Chester-le-Street. Dean's family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. "We're very sorry to report that a body has been found in the search for Dean. Sadly, the body of a man was recovered from the Pelton area this afternoon (August 20). "Formal identification has yet to take place, but we believe it to be that of the 35-year-old, from Chester-le-Street. Dean's family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers." His family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
RNZ News
17 hours ago
- RNZ News
Armed police at Maketu for search in relation to death of Zain Matenga Taikato Fox
Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police, backed up by the armed offenders squad, are carrying out a search in Maketu. It is part of the investigation into the death of Zain Matenga Taikato Fox, who died after being brought in to Rotorua Hospital on 28 July with critical injuries . The operation followed searches in Maketū three weeks ago. "There is not believed to be any risk to public safety, however residents can expect to see some staff armed as a precaution," Detective Inspector Craig Rawlinson said. "Police have also engaged our iwi liaison officers, who will be in the township today, providing support and reassurance to locals." Cordons were in place, with a section of Maketū Road closed between Kaituna Road and Wilson Road North. Access in and out of Maketū was available via Wilson Road North. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Saint John police ask for public's help in ongoing search for missing person
Saint John Police continue searching for Curtis William Thorne who went missing Aug. 6, 2021. (Source: Saint John Police Force) The Saint John Police Force continues to search for 29-year-old Curtis William Thorne, who has been missing for four years. Thorne was last seen on Aug. 6, 2021, in the Michael Crescent area. Saint John police say they have investigated numerous tips from the public but have not located Thorne. He is described as five-foot-seven, 179 pounds with short brown hair, blue eyes and a beard. Thorne has a tattoo on his inner arm that reads 'More Life' and another along his knuckles that reads 'Die Alone.' Anyone with information is asked to contact the police at 506-648-3333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Fort Worth police looking for suspects who stole an SUV with a child inside
The Fort Worth Police Department is searching for two men who stole an SUV with a 5-year-old inside. Police said on Sunday evening, a mother left her vehicle running with her child inside after unloading groceries in the parking lot of La Gran Plaza mall. When the woman went to return her cart, police said two men got in the SUV and drove away. The suspects later stopped and took the child out of the SUV, police said. The child was not injured. FWPD did not provide any description of the two men, but said the vehicle is a 2014 Ford Explorer with Texas license plate VHS 3704. The suspects and vehicle were last seen in Arlington.
News.com.au
03-06-2025
- General
- News.com.au
New pictures reveal fresh Madeleine McCann search near abandoned building
Search teams have scoured undergrowth and an abandoned building in Portugal in the fresh hunt for British toddler Madeleine McCann, with police hoping to find evidence that could implicate a convicted German sex offender in her disappearance 18 years ago. Madeleine was just three years old when she vanished from an apartment on the Algarve coast where she was on holiday with her family, sparking a global campaign to find her and unprecedented media coverage. A previous search of a lake near the Ocean Club resort in Praia da Luz in 2023 yielded no results, but on Tuesday investigators were back in a part of nearby Lagos to hunt for clues. AFP journalists saw several police vehicles with Portuguese and German number plates as well as fire trucks down a cordoned-off dirt road towards the search site. Late Tuesday, those same vehicles left, marking the end of the first day of the renewed search. A police spokesperson told AFP the day's operations 'ended around 5:45pm.' That's 2:45am Wednesday AEST. Portuguese police said about 25 German investigators were taking part, with the investigation looking at an abandoned building in an overgrown wooded area. The new searches are being carried out at the request of German authorities investigating Christian Brueckner, a convicted rapist who is suspected of having killed Madeleine. A mobile phone registered in Brueckner's name was traced close to the family's accommodation on the night Madeleine went missing. A spokesman for the Braunschweig prosecutor's office that issued the new search warrant told AFP that the operations would go on for a total of 'two or three days', meaning up to Thursday. 'As to whether or not something will be found, personally I'd remain rather prudent towards the results we can expect,' the spokesman, Christian Wolters, said. Investigators scour abandoned building Police are focusing on over 20 plots of land to the east of Praia da Luz, The Sun reports. Officers are zeroing in on a remote farmhouse. Police on Tuesday used chainsaws to cut through roots and undergrowth to access the soil and firefighters were using a hose to drain one of two wells at the search area. Investigators are equipped with ground radar technology that can scan the ground down to 4.5 metres in depth. That means they only have to dig if they see something interesting on scans. The major search, the first for more than two years in Portugal, is focusing on wells, ruins, and water storage tanks on 21 plots of privately-owned land thought to cover around 120 acres. It's currently unclear what exactly Brueckner's relationship to the derelict building police are digging near is. The barn is found in between the golf course and the sea — not far from the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz where Madeleine vanished. Brueckner had lived near the area close to the beach in a cottage in 2005 — when he had raped a 72-year-old American woman. The shrubland area was a rat run for the prolific thief. Suspect Christian Brueckner Brueckner, a 48-year-old German national, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the rape in 2005 of a 72-year-old American woman in Praia da Luz. He is due to complete his sentence in September. He was acquitted in October 2024 in Germany at a trial for two other sexual assaults and three rapes, committed in Portugal between 2000 and 2017. German authorities in 2020 said they were convinced Brueckner was involved in Madeleine's disappearance, which gained worldwide publicity and has seen several false leads. He has not been charged in connection with the McCann case. Brueckner, who according to German media had a string of previous convictions, including for sexual offences, assault and theft before he was convicted of rape, worked as an odd-job man during his 10 years in the Algarve. He also burgled hotel rooms and holiday apartments. At the time of Madeleine's disappearance he was living in a camper van. On Tuesday, a journalist from Germany's RTL television recounted his correspondence with Brueckner, and how he had met him in prison. Brueckner, the journalist said, complained that 'half the world' considered him to be a 'cruel rapist'. He said he wanted to eat steak and drink beer when he is released from prison. A former neighbour in Portugal had told Sky News television in 2020 that Brueckner was 'always a bit angry, driving fast up and down the lane, and then one day, around 2006, he just disappeared without a word'. He returned to Germany in 2007 — the year Madeleine disappeared — settling in Hanover, but still spent time in Portugal. On the 18th anniversary of their daughter's disappearance on May 3 this year, Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann said they were still determined to find out what happened. 'The years appear to be passing even more quickly and whilst we have no significant news to share, our determination to 'leave no stone unturned' is unwavering,' they wrote on the website. 'We will do our utmost to achieve this.'
