Crimestoppers helps CEOP centre find fifth sex offender

[2nd April 2007]

Crimestoppers has helped the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre to successfully locate its fifth ‘Most Wanted' offender.

Colin Taylor has been arrested just ten weeks after appearing on the Centre's website at www.ceop.gov.uk/mostwanted. The 46 year old was arrested in the Newcastle area by officers from Northumbria Police.

Taylor, aged 46, was posted on the site in January. He was believed to have fled the UK, moving through destinations in the Indian Subcontinent, Far East and Europe.

The CEOP centre's site was built by Crimestoppers in November following the success of Crimestoppers Most Wanted.

Julian Norris, Offender Management Group Leader at the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre said: “We are delighted with the success of the Most Wanted website so far. By working alongside Crimestoppers and local police forces we have managed to find five offenders in just over four months. This success is a credit to the hard work of all concerned, and in particular members of the public who have been instrumental in guiding our efforts by coming forward with information.

“I hope they will continue to demonstrate their support by regularly visiting the site and taking a look at the details of the offenders. If you think you know where any of those offenders are, passing on information is easy. Calls can be made directly to the Force concerned, or to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

“As ever, the ongoing success of Most Wanted relies heavily on responsible behaviour from the public. By working with us in a constructive way, they're helping to ensure that missing offenders have increasingly few places to hide.”

View the CEOP centre's press release of this story.