15 Year Old Still Missing From Home - Please help find her!

MERSEYSIDE Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of 15 year old Sarah Lewington who has been missing from her home in Buxton since Sunday, 20 December 2009.  Sarah travelled to Merseyside to visit family and is believed to be somewhere in the Bootle area.  Sarah is described as white, 5ft 4in tall, of slim build, brown eyes and shoulder-length light brown hair and she speaks with a Liverpool accent. She was last seen wearing black baggy trousers, a white top with black felt and a short white bomber jacket.  She is known to frequent Bootle and Southport town centres.  Anyone who has seen Sarah or who knows of her whereabouts is asked to call:- 0151 777 4100.

MISSING FROM HOME - HAROLD SPENCER, BOOTLE

MERSEYSIDE Police are becoming increasingly concerned about the safety of Harold Spencer who has been missing from his home in Bootle since Saturday, 2 January 2010.   Mr Spencer, 71, from Knowsley Road, was last seen buying a paper from his local shop on Knowlsey Road at around 8am on Saturday.  The shop assistant believes she may have later spotted him walking toward Hawthorne Road along Linacre Lane at 10.45am. This was the last time he was seen. Mr Spencer's family is extremely concerned about his whereabouts as he has a set routine and his disappearance is very out of character.  He is described as white, 5ft 9in tall, medium build with short grey hair and long sideburns. He has blue eyes and wears glasses. He has moles on the bridge of his nose and a bandage on his left hand.  When last seen he was wearing blue jeans, a blue Berghausfleece jacket and black shoes. Anyone who has seen Mr Spencer, or knows of his whereabouts, is asked to contact Merseyside Police on:- 0151 777 4100 or Missing People on:- 0500 700 700.

INCIDENT INVOLVING A POLICE VEHICLE - DE VILLIERS AVENUE, CROSBY VILLAGE

MERSEYSIDE Police are investigating an incident which happened in the early hours of Friday, 1 January 2010, in De Villiers Avenue, Crosby, in which a man was found injured on the ground after having been detained inside a police vehicle. Shortly before 2.30am, a police van containing officers from the neighbourhood's 'Nightsafe' patrol was called to a disturbance involving a group of revellers in Moor Lane, close to the Yates public house (known locally as 'The George') and Sainsbury's supermarket car park. The officers arrested and handcuffed two men at the scene - one for being drunk and disorderly and one, a 23 year old, for possession of a controlled drug - who were placed in the van. A third man ran away and was pursued on foot by officers to nearby De Villiers Avenue. The driver of the police van followed to provide support and as he arrived a group of people were gathered in the street so he stopped.  After the van came to a halt the driver then noticed that one of the prisoners was lying on the ground next to the vehicle and that the sliding door of the van was open.  The prisoner had suffered a wound to the back of his head and, although conscious and breathing, was incoherent and unresponsive. Police officers immediately put him into the recovery position and called for an ambulance. The man - who is  aged 23 and from the Waterloo area - was taken to hospital in Fazakerley and since been transferred to Walton Neurological Centre where his condition is described as 'critical'. His family have been informed.  The second prisoner was transferred by another police vehicle to a local police station, along with the third man also arrested by patrol officers. No-one else was injured during the incident The scene in De Villiers Avenue was sealed off and the Force's Professional Standards Department, in conjunction with its roads policing unit, are carrying out a thorough investigation. The matter has also been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, who have deployed investigators to the scene and are assessing the incident. Anyone who was in De Villiers Avenue at around 2.30am and has any information about what happened is asked to call Merseyside Police on:- 0151 777 5771 or Crimestoppers anonymously on:- 0800 555 111.

MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING INCIDENT AT NETHERTON PUBLIC HOUSE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE 2010

MERSEYSIDE Police have charged a 33 year old man with Grievous Bodily Harm and possession of a bladed weapon following an incident at the Netherton public house, Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton, on New Year's Eve, which resulted in a 31 year old man being stabbed.  Mark Bradshaw of Silverdale Drive, Litherland, appeared at South Sefton Magistrates Court on Saturday, 2 January 2010 and was bailed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 19 January 2010.

NEXT OF KIN APPEAL - ANN RYAN

LIVERPOOL Coroner's Office is appealing for the next of kin of a woman who was found dead on Thursday, 31 December, 2009, to
come forward. Ann Ryan, 45 years, was found at his home address in Geneva Road, Anfield. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding Ms Ryan's death. Any next of kin, or anyone who has information about Ms Ryan's next of kin should contact the Coroner's office, Liverpool on:- 0151 233 4703.