Five new fugitive appeals for Captura's 5th anniversary
Update - 21 October 2011
Dominic Steven Powell was arrested yesterday morning in Fuengirola by officers of the Spanish Guardia Civil, just hours after his details were circulated as part of the latest launch of Operation Captura.
Powell was wanted by South Wales Police and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP). His arrest brings the tally for Operation Captura to 47 arrests out of 65 appeals.
20 October 2011
Five new names have been released by UK crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and SOCA as part of the continuing hunt for British fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain.
The highly successful partnership known as Operation Captura has so far seen 46 out of 60 subjects arrested. As well as the five new names published today, existing appeals have been re-issued for five men wanted for murder.
Crimestoppers and SOCA work closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff in Madrid and with British and Spanish law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest UK fugitives in Spain.
Lord Ashcroft, KCMG, Founder and Chair of Crimestoppers, said:
“Operation Captura is a unique partnership that has seen huge success in bringing some of the UK’s most wanted fugitives to justice. A small number of suspected criminals see Spain as a safe place to evade law enforcement but, thanks to the confidence the UK, Spanish and ex-pat communities have in Crimestoppers, these individuals will not be able to escape justice for much longer.”
James Brokenshire MP, Minister for Crime and Security at The Home Office, said:
"Crimestoppers, SOCA and all the agencies involved in Operation Captura have made an incredibly valuable contribution to our efforts to pursue criminals and bring them to justice. With over three quarters of Britain's most wanted in Spain arrested over the last five years, fugitives still on the run should be in no doubt that they have nowhere to hide.
"When crime crosses borders it is more important than ever to work closely with our international partners in order to keep the UK safe. Operation Captura is a great example of this policing and security cooperation in action. It shows that by working imaginatively and flexibly together we can stop criminals in their tracks and bring to bear the full force of the law."
Andy Baker, Deputy Director for SOCA, commented:
“Operation Captura has proved immensely successful, not only in aiding the arrest of individuals attempting to hide amongst the ex-pat community in Spain, but also as a means of raising the profile of these individuals and making Spain a hostile environment for British criminals. We look forward to continuing this work with Crimestoppers and extending the programme to other countries popular with our ex-pats, where criminals mistakenly think they can hide from justice.”
For those people calling from Spain there is a special freephone Spanish 900 555 111 telephone number which is answered in the UK by Crimestoppers’ call agents. A translation service is available upon request. People can also pass on information anonymously via the Crimestoppers number 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
More information on each of the wanted men is available from the Crimestoppers website.
Dominic Stephen POWELL - Born 21/04/1963 in Coventry
Arrested 20 October 2011
Simon DUTTON
Born 24/10/1976 in Bolton
Wanted for conspiracy to supply class A drugs following a joint operation between Greater Manchester Police and SOCA. So far 17 people have been convicted and sentenced to prison terms totalling over 170 years, and aocaine with a street value in excess of £1,600,000 has been seized.
Andrew Terrence MORAN
Born 30/03/1982 in Salford, Manchester.
Wanted by Lancashire Police. Moran was convicted for his involvement in an armed cash in transit robbery in May 2005 in which Royal Mail guards were threatened with a handgun, machete and a baseball bat. At his trial in February 2009 Moran assaulted a security guard and escaped from the court. He was convicted in his absence.
Kirk BRADLEY
Born 07/09/1985 in Liverpool
Wanted by Merseyside Police following an assisted escape from a prison van in Manchester en route to a trial at Liverpool Crown Court for conspiracy to possess firearms to endanger life and conspiracy to damage property with intent to endanger life.
Tony DOWNES
Born 16/02/1986 in Liverpool
Wanted by Merseyside police following an assisted escape from a prison van in Manchester en route to a trial at Liverpool Crown Court for conspiracy to possess firearms to endanger life and conspiracy to damage property with intent to endanger life.
Derek McGraw FERGUSON
Alias: William Murdoch HENDERSON
Born 10/01/1964 in Glasgow
Ferguson is sought by Strathclyde Police in connection with the murder of Thomas Cameron on 28 June 2007 at the Auchinairn Tavern, Bishopbriggs near Glasgow.
William Thomas Robert PATERSON / PATTERSON
Nickname: Buff / Billy
Born 10/09/1979 in Glasgow
Place of birth: Glasgow
Paterson is sought by Strathclyde Police in connection with the murder of Kevin Carroll, also known as McCabe, who was shot in the car park of ASDA supermarket, Robroyston, Glasgow.
Allan James FOSTER
Nickname: Shaun Michael WILKINSON
Born 15/08/1972 South Shields
Foster is wanted by Northumbria Police and is alleged to have murdered David “Noddy” Rice in Marsden Bay Car Park, South Shields on 24 May 2006. Foster is also wanted for two offences of conspiring to supply controlled drugs and also for the theft of a diamond ring.
Kevin Thomas PARLE
Born: 26/5/80, Liverpool
Parle is wanted by Merseyside Police in connection with the murders of 16 year old Liam Kelly in 2004 and Lucy Hargreaves in 2005.
Christopher Guest MORE
Nickname: Christopher Guest, Chris Guest, Christopher Moores, Christopher Moore.
Born 30/12/1977
More is wanted by Cheshire Police in connection with the murder of a man in June 2003, for the attempted murder of a second man and for the false imprisonment and assault of other victims during the same incident. A number of his accomplices have been arrested however he left the UK in June 2003.