{"id":401517,"date":"2025-09-06T02:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/401517\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T02:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:29:15","slug":"police-carry-out-search-as-white-tents-erected-in-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/401517\/","title":{"rendered":"Police carry out search as white tents erected in garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers have been seen in the area for several days<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Crime-scene.jpg\" alt=\"Two tents have been put in place outside a house on Livingstone Road, Leasowe\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Two tents have been put in place outside a house on Livingstone Road, Leasowe(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two large white tents have been erected outside a house on a quiet street in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/wirral\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"WirralLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Wirral<\/a>. Police activity was first spotted by locals on Wednesday, September 6, with residents noticing an increased presence of officers and multiple sightings of Merseyside Police&#8217;s Matrix vans patrolling the area on Thursday (September 4) and today, September 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two large tents have since been <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/leasowe\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"set up outside the house on Livingstone RoadLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">set up outside the house on Livingstone Road<\/a>. When the ECHO arrived at the scene this evening (Friday, September 5) the tents could be seen in the front garden of the property with a wooden board laid underneath them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the tents, left partially uncovered, revealed what appeared to be a well decorated with fairy lights. The second tent remains fully enclosed from public view.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Wishing-well.jpg\" alt=\"Inside one of the white tents is a well\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Inside one of the white tents is a well(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"A force incident manager for Merseyside PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">A force incident manager for Merseyside Police<\/a> told the ECHO a &#8220;crime scene is in place&#8221; and that officers are conducting an &#8220;ongoing search&#8221; at property which has been ongoing for a few days now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No further details surrounding the incident or what police are searching for have been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One woman described feeling &#8220;unnerved&#8221; at the sight of the police scene. She said: &#8220;The tents went up this morning, and I saw the Matrix vans going up and down the street. It\u2019s a bit unnerving, to be honest. No one\u2019s got a clue what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We don\u2019t have much going on round here, it&#8217;s usually quiet. The lady that lives there doesn\u2019t come out much, she\u2019s quite elderly. That\u2019s all I know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One man reported seeing a large police scene earlier in the week. He said: &#8220;There was armed police round the shop on Wednesday night when I was going into work. There were loads of police at the top of the estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another person described seeing a significant police presence over the last two days. They said: &#8220;It&#8217;s all very strange. The [police] vans are there from about 9am till around 5pm. Then it is just a few, normally in two unmarked cars. 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