POLICE APPEAL – WANTED ON RECALL TO PRISON

GWENT Police are appealing for information to locate a Caldicot man who was recalled to prison after breaching his licence.

Officers now have age progression images of Keith Turner which experts have produced in a bid to assist with efforts to trace him.

On 23 September 2000 the 57 year old failed to appear at Reading Crown Court and a warrant was issued by the court for his
arrest. He was due to appear after being charged, by Thames Valley Police, with an alleged offence of attempting to obtain property by deception by falsely issuing four cheques to the total value of £11781.46, between 20 January to 24 January 2000. Following his failure to appear the Home Office revoked his licence and he was recalled to prison.

Keith Turner had been on life licence since his release from prison on 29 March 1993, having served 19 years.

He had been serving a life sentence after being convicted of the manslaughter of his mother and sister (who died in November 1973) at Newcastle Crown Court on 19th February 1975. Following his release from prison he moved to the Caldicot area in 1998 after spending a period of time in the Bristol area.

Members of the Gwent Police Major Incident team are now reviewing his case and although he is still circulated as wanted to
all police forces across the UK former associates of his have been revisited and it’s hoped that the age progression photos, demonstrating what he may look like today, will assist in tracing him even if he has given himself a new identity.

He is described as approximately 5’7” tall with blue eyes and a northern accent. At the time of disappearance he had balding grey hair, a thin beard and wore glasses.

He has ‘KEITH’ tattooed on his right forearm.

At the time of his disappearance he had lost weight due to an alleged illness, but prior to this he was of medium build.

Keith Turner is originally from the Newcastle area but following enquiries we know that he has also frequented/ has contacts in Birmingham, Reading and Slough, Bristol, Caldicot, Spain, South Africa and France.

He has been, and remains, circulated as wanted on the police national computer (PNC) since 2000 and enquiries have also been made on an international basis to locate him.

Anyone with any information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call Gwent Police on:- 01633 838111 or Crimestoppers on:- 0800 555 111.

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH A MENSA IQ TEST IN LIVERPOOL

MENSA is offering the people of Liverpool a chance to find out their own score and to see if they too can join 23,000 other members of The High IQ Society.

A supervised IQ test session has been organised on Saturday 22 January (2.00pm) at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel for anyone interested in finding out their own IQ score for just £17.50.

To reserve a place on the test you can book online by visiting the IQ Test section of the Mensa website.  Alternatively you can contact Helen Oliver on:- 01902 772 771 or by email for more information.

Everyone who scores within the top 2% of the population is invited to join Mensa. More information about Mensa and IQ testing can be found via the Mensa website.

Chris Tyler, Chairman of British Mensa, says:- ‘there are a variety of reasons why people take the IQ test, whether it is simply curiosity or as a challenge, but many people are pleasantly surprised by their IQ score. A high IQ can also be beneficial when applying for university or for progression in the job market; it can make you stand out as a candidate.’

Mensa currently has 2,000 members in the North West region and 130 members in Liverpool. The society welcomes people from all walks of life, with the objective of enjoying each other’s company and participating in a range of social and cultural activities.

The society’s aims are to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members; to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; and to encourage research into the nature, characteristics and uses of intelligence.

BOGUS POLICE COLD CALLERS

CRIME Prevention Officer, Constable Kevin Kehoe gives the following advice:- "On Wednesday, 15 December 2010, officers at Southport Police Station received several calls from Southport residents stating that they had been called by 'crime prevention officers' who were working in the Southport area and were offering free house alarms. One resident was told that an 'Inspector' would call them back to discuss the offer.  Callers also informed residents that they had been specially selected as there has been an increase in crime in the PR8 & PR9 areas. One resident was told that his alarm was not up to standard, as it did not contact the police. All of the residents were left with the impression that the calls were from Merseyside Police.  These calls are NOT made by Merseyside Police officers and obviously residents should be careful when taking telephone calls offering crime prevention services such as free house alarms and or home security surveys.  If you have received a call from someone who led you to believe was a police crime prevention officer or if you do require further crime prevention advice, please contact  Constable Kevin Kehoe on:-  0151 777 3458."

Letters to the editor:- "Magull North Rail Station"

"IT seems that confusion reigns in the Lib-Dem family. Councillor Cliff Mainey (Sudell Ward), speaking on BBC Radio Merseyside (15th December) said his party (the Lib-Dems) “did some investigation and then found it (Magull North Railway Station) was never on Merseytravel’s capital project list – So how can something that’s not on a project list be cancelled?”  Councillor Mainey’s wife, Councillor Sylvia Mainley (Sudell Ward), in a November-December 2010 Lib-Dem Focus publication states, “...let’s not forget that the Tories tried to pinch the money for the station (Maghull North) some time ago so they  could use it in their Crosby heartland!”.  Councillor Sylvia Mainey then referred to a previous statement she made November 2008, “Merseytravel issue a briefing to local Councillors which optimistically says the new station could be open as early as December 2010.”  Councillor Sylvia Mainey concludes her Focus article by stating “...with the Tories trying to take money for Crosby and Labour saying the project has been killed off, it has taken the Lib-Dems to keep the project going”. I really believe Mr & Mrs Mainey should sit down together and decide “Was it Bill or was it Ben”.  Let me clarify where the plans for Maghull North train station are today. At a Rail Services Committee held on 17 November  2010 I moved a proposal that I would meet the Coalition Rail Minister in order to request a special rail grant to build Maghull North Station. Does that sound like I killed it off? The position of the Labour Party is crystal clear. Because of the massive cuts in public transport funding by the Lib-Dems and their Tory chums, all non-contracted transport schemes including Maghull North have been put on hold, hence, my reason to
request a special rail grant in order to go ahead with building Maghull North Station. The only political parties who are killing off transport schemes on Merseyside are the Con-Lib coalition by their ideologist dogma and as Al Jolson once said “You ain’t seen nothin yet”." Councillor Mark Dowd, OBE, Chair, Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority.