Nottinghamshire Police is today releasing images of suspects they are seeking in connection with a number of crimes in Nottingham city centre.
It comes as officers continue to drive out those who are causing the most harm as part of Operation Reclaim – a multi-agency project designed to make the city centre ‘a no go area’ for criminals.
The identities of those shown are sought in connection with enquiries into a number of alleged offences, including shoplifting, assault and breaching licence conditions.
The whereabouts of all nine are unknown and police are asking the public for help in locating them.
Police want people to study the images to see if they recognise suspects or have any information that could lead officers to them.
They include:
Name: Alan Lamb
Age: 40
Wanted for:
Failing to appear at court
Two shop thefts
Reference: 26000290743
Name: Marjorie Lopez
Age: 33
Wanted for:
Failing to appear at court
Assault by beating of an emergency worker
Reference: 26000141853
Name: Elvis Turcanu
Age: 29
Wanted for:
Shoplifting
Reference: 26000140069
Name: Lisa Marie Owen
Age: 49
Wanted for:
Shoplifting
Reference: 26000221866
Name: Gemma Swindell
Age: 40
Wanted for:
Shoplifting
Breaches of a Criminal Behaviour Order
Reference: 26000323754
Name: Daniel Taylor
Age: 33
Wanted for:
Shoplifting
Recall to prison
Reference: 26000373679
Name: James Thompson
Age: 43
Wanted for:
Failing to appear at court
Taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent
Reference: 26000385372
Name: Stephen Goulding
Age: 32
Wanted for:
Recall to prison
Reference: 26000400740
Name: Lee Wright
Age: 40
Wanted for:
Recall to prison
Reference: 26000305127
Launched in May, Operation Reclaim has seen Nottinghamshire Police and multiple local partners – including Nottingham City Council, the Violence Reduction Unit and the Office for Police and Crime Commissioner – focus on tackling multiple issues in the city centre, such as youth ASB, aggressive begging and rough sleeping, retail crime, illegal e-bikes, drug dealing and knife-related offences.
The operation is using the Clear, Hold, Build approach, a framework developed by the Home Office to help police forces tackle serious and organised crime and drive out those who are causing the most harm to our city centre.
Chief Inspector Kylie Davies, who oversees neighbourhood policing in the city centre, said the public could assist with the “Clear” element by helping officers locate the individuals whose images we have released today.
She said:
“Together with local partners, we are making excellent progress clearing out criminals from the city centre with more than 400 arrests – but we know there is more to do.
“We often get asked by the public how they can help keep their communities safe, and providing information such as this is enormously helpful both in preventing and detecting crime.
“People shouldn’t just view it as ‘helping the police’, you are directly helping us making the city centre a safer and better place.
“That’s why today we are asking the public to be additional eyes and ears to help us locate people we need to speak to in connection with a number of offences.
“We have carried out multiple lines of inquiry to locate those on the list. They will know we are looking for them and are most likely in hiding. Can I just remind those who maybe helping them, that assisting an offender is a serious offence and can also result in serious consequences.
“As such, if you know the whereabouts of any of these individuals, please let us know so we can continue our efforts in making the city centre a ‘no go area’ for criminals to operate.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 and quote the crime reference number beneath the relevant image.
Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
