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Wanted: Police appeal for help in tracing eight suspects

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Leicester Mercury readers can today help police get justice for victims of unsolved assaults, sex offences and burglaries.

These CCTV images have appeared in the newspaper in the past few months, but the eight cases remain unsolved.

We are reprinting the pictures today in the hope that readers will recognise the suspects and lead the police to their doors.

Police are on stand-by for the calls which may unlock the cases.

A police spokeswoman said: "One of the most useful tools we have in detecting crime is the eyes and ears of the general public.

"Information about the things you see or people you recognise can prove a vital part of an investigation and we're asking Mercury readers to take a close look at these images.

"Do you recognise anyone in the photographs? Do you have any information as to who may be responsible for the crimes?

"If you do, please get in touch with the officer in the case."

1: The first image is taken from CCTV of a man kicking a traffic warden unconscious in Braunstone Gate, Leicester, on Saturday, September 1.

Prior to the assault, one of two men with the suspect spat in the warden's pocket book.

Moments later the man kicked the warden in the head, knocking him unconscious.

The victim told the Mercury: "I have seen the footage and I was very shocked when I saw what this man did to me. I really don't know why someone would do this but I do believe he will face justice one day. It is only a matter of time."

Pc Leigh Spencer said: "I would urge anyone with information about those men to come forward."

The CCTV has also been featured on BBC's Crimewatch programme.

2: The second appeal is for the name of a man who is wanted for questioning after an assault at Sainsbury's in Ashby Road, Loughborough on Thursday, March 7.

A 45-year-old woman was spat at in the store.

Pc Ian Horsfall said: "If you know who it is, or it is you, please get in touch."

3: Police hope this good quality image will lead them to this suspect, wanted in connection with an assault in Belgrave Gate, Leicester, on March 14.

Three men were attacked in the street, one of them suffering head injuries for which he was treated in hospital.

Two men have been arrested and are on bail.

Pc Eleanor Frawley said: "I am keen to speak to the man in the image as he may have information which could help with our inquiry."

4: Detectives investigating a burglary during which jewellery and electrical items were stolen from a house in Fairfield Street, Spinney Hills, Leicester on February 1 want to trace this hooded man.

Pc Raj Pahal said: "We believe that he could have information which will help our inquiry."

5: The fifth image is of a man officers want to question about an incident of indecent exposure on a bus travelling through Hinckley on December 17.

Detective Constable Kris Howe said: "If you know who he is, please get in touch."

6: The sixth unsolved crime is an assault near Leicester's Clock Tower which left one man with a broken jaw.

The 20-year-old victim and his friends were in the city on Saturday, September 18, when they became involved in an altercation with another group, one of whom hit the victim.

Detective Constable Peter Daniels said: "I would like to appeal to the public who may have been there at the time and witnessed what happened. If there is anyone who knows the person responsible, we would urge them to contact police."

7: The seventh image is of a man police want to question about a sexual assault in the city centre on October 21.

A man approached the 21-year-old victim in York Road, grabbed her and made sexual remarks.

Detective Constable Glen Williams said: "The woman was not injured but was left shaken.

"I'd like to appeal to anyone with information about this incident to call us immediately."

8: The suspect was caught on camera outside The Firs – formerly The Old Constitutional Club – in Aylestone Road, Aylestone, Leicester.

He and another man, also caught by CCTV, are wanted in connection with a break-in at the building on March 31.

Pc Kevin Butler said: "We would like to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time and remembers seeing anything suspicious."

To pass on information, call police on 101 and give the number of the photo and the name of the officer quoted in the relevant appeal. Information can also be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Wanted: Police appeal for help in tracing eight suspects


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