{"id":856568,"date":"2026-03-28T18:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/856568\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:07:21","slug":"police-searching-for-missing-birmingham-city-fan-18-find-items-near-river-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/856568\/","title":{"rendered":"Police searching for missing Birmingham City fan, 18, find items near river path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pike, 18, from Birmingham has been missing for a week after he was last seen walking alongside a river near Pride Park Stadium following the Derby County match<\/p>\n<p>11:12, 28 Mar 2026Updated 11:13, 28 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paul Pike\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774721240_101_657356959_1334204135409614_7770158692865615601_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Paul Pike has not been seen since Saturday, March 21\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Paul Pike has not been seen since Saturday, March 21<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Items thought to belong to a missing football fan have been discovered after nearly a week of search efforts. Paul Pike, 18, from Birmingham, has been missing since Saturday, March 21, after making the trip to Derby for the Derby County v Birmingham City match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was spotted outside Pride Park Stadium at roughly 12.43pm, before being seen strolling along the riverside path near Millennium Way. It&#8217;s believed the teenager entered the stadium, <a aria-label=\"but departed shortly afterwardsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/search-missing-football-fan-18-36925960\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">but departed shortly afterwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">BirminghamLive understands that Paul, who has ADHD and is autistic, entered the ground but left the stadium 13 minutes after kick-off. Derbyshire police are now urging cyclists who might have footage of the cycle path around <a aria-label=\"12.45pm to step forwardLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/labourer-crushed-death-3-tonne-36936982\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">12.45pm to step forward<\/a>, after a search unearthed some items thought to belong to Paul, reports <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/police-searching-derby-missing-birmingham-10890895\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Derbyshire Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A close-up of the word Police, and the decals and Metropolitan Police design on the side of a police car\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/12_London-Metropolitan-Police-car-on-the-street.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police are appealing for information (stock)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police are appealing for information (stock)(Image: Getty Images\/iStockphoto)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On Thursday, March 26, supporters from both cities and locals gathered outside Pride Park in response to social media appeals for assistance with the search.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Paul&#8217;s brother Andrew Fuller posted on X: &#8220;This is my Brother &amp; more so my best mate, want him back so much, looking forward to getting away tickets, cricket season starting , planning trips to Rangers etc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Please get in contact with any info and Paul if you see this, please come home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Paul is described as white, approximately 6ft 1in tall, of a slim build, with short dark brown hair and a beard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was last seen donning a Sergio Tacchino tracksuit top, grey on top and black on the bottom, a Burberry patterned baseball cap, a navy blue polo shirt, and jeans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anyone with information regarding Paul&#8217;s location should contact the police on 101, quoting the reference 1095 of 24 March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at <a aria-label=\"Daily StarLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/thedailystar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Star<\/a>.<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">D<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">aily Star, sign up for our <\/strong><a aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">newsletters<\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Pike, 18, from Birmingham has been missing for a week after he was last seen walking alongside&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":856569,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,1500,748,393,4884,23,16,15],"class_list":["post-856568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-birmingham","tag-birmingham","tag-breaking-news","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-missing-person","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116308138334890015","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}