{"id":360494,"date":"2025-08-20T22:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/360494\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T22:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:23:12","slug":"search-continues-for-wanted-harrogate-man-believed-to-be-in-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/360494\/","title":{"rendered":"Search continues for wanted Harrogate man believed to be in Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"aiir-c-news-extra__timestamp\">\n                    Wednesday, 20 August 2025 20:46\n                <\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/68a62612b5728.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                                    Clifford Ian Church<\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            Police are continuing their search for 62-year-old Clifford Church from Harrogate.\n        <\/p>\n<p data-end=\"408\" data-start=\"150\">Church is wanted for breaching probation conditions\u00a0and in connection with a rape investigation\u00a0following the reported rape of a woman in Harrogate on 7th August.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"582\" data-start=\"410\">Officers believe Mr Church may currently be in Leeds, travelling by bus and train, and he is also known to have links to York, Durham and Cleveland areas.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"651\" data-start=\"584\">He is described as having several distinctive tattoos, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-end=\"711\" data-start=\"654\">A dot on his left cheek and a short line to his eyebrow<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"711\" data-start=\"654\">\u201cNUFC\u201d and \u201cNewcastle United,\u201d \u201cUB40,\u201d a love heart, a cross, and dotted lines across his left wrist on his left arm<\/li>\n<li data-end=\"711\" data-start=\"654\">A ship and web design across his right wrist on his right arm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-end=\"1012\" data-start=\"900\">When last seen, he was carrying a rucksack and wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and black trainers.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1279\" data-start=\"1014\">Police are urging anyone who sees Mr Church or knows of his whereabouts to call 999 immediately.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1279\" data-start=\"1014\">Information can also be provided via <strong data-end=\"1159\" data-start=\"1152\">101<\/strong> or anonymously through <strong data-end=\"1200\" data-start=\"1183\">Crimestoppers<\/strong> on <strong data-end=\"1220\" data-start=\"1204\">0800 555 111<\/strong> or <a data-end=\"1276\" data-start=\"1224\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\">crimestoppers-uk.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1421\" data-start=\"1281\">North Yorkshire Police have reminded the public that <strong data-end=\"1386\" data-start=\"1334\">harbouring a wanted person is a criminal offence<\/strong> and could result in prosecution.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1479\" data-start=\"1423\">The reference number for this case is <strong data-end=\"1476\" data-start=\"1461\">12250147354<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wednesday, 20 August 2025 20:46 Clifford Ian Church Police are continuing their search for 62-year-old Clifford Church 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