{"id":315318,"date":"2025-08-03T19:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/315318\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T19:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:30:19","slug":"domestic-incident-sparks-hunt-for-occupants-of-dark-kia-sportage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/315318\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Domestic incident&#8217; sparks hunt for occupants of dark Kia Sportage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Enquiries are ongoing to locate the occupants of the car<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_KIA-SPORTAGE-2.jpg\" alt=\"Police want to find the occupants of this dark Kia Sportage last seen in Kirkby\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police want to find the occupants of this dark Kia Sportage last seen in Kirkby(Image: Merseyside Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police are searching for the occupants of a car following reports they were involved in a domestic incident. The alleged incident is believed to have taken place at the junction of Albury Road and Kilsall Road, in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/kirkby\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkby<\/a>, on Thursday July 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The dark coloured Kia Sportage was seen being driven away along Bewley Drive between 12.48pm and 12.55pm. Enquiries are ongoing to trace those inside. Detective Inspector Alan Wood, of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police<\/a>, said: \u201cAt this stage we are simply asking the occupants of the car to come forward and speak to us to help us understand what has taken place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe know a number of vehicles were in the area and passed by so we believe someone may have witnessed the incident, seen the car in the area or captured something on their dashcam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">\u201cWe would ask people living locally to check their dashcam, CCTV or doorbell camera to see if they captured anything significant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or call 101 quoting reference 25000630739.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">For the latest news and breaking news visit<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/<\/a>. 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