More CCTV released in search for missing Wareham man

Dorset Police are continuing to look for Steven Clarke

Author: Faye TryhornPublished 2nd Feb 2023
Last updated 3rd Feb 2023

A new CCTV video has been released by Dorset Police, as they continue their searches for a man missing from Wareham.

54 year old Steven Clarke hasn't been seen since Thursday 26th January.

Officers now say the last confirmed sighting of him was in Bells Orchard Lane in Wareham at around 11.20am that day.

Family appeal

A direct appeal's been put out by Steven's brother Kevin Clarke, also urging any with information to pass it on:

“Steve if you see this, please contact us or the police as we are all really worried and we miss you and want you to come home.

“If anybody else has seen Steve, please could they contact the police as soon as possible.”

Chief Inspector David Parr, of Dorset Police said:

“We are continuing to do everything we can to locate Steven and I would echo the family’s appeal for anyone with information that might assist our enquiries to please come forward.

“I would again ask any motorists who were travelling in the Wareham area after around 11.30am on Thursday 26 January 2023 to please check any dashcam footage for any sightings of Steven.

“Also, I would urge residents in the vicinity to please check their sheds or outbuildings for anything that might provide information relating to Steven’s whereabouts.”

Description

Steven is described as:

  • White
  • Five feet ten inches tall
  • Slim build
  • Brown, unkempt hair
  • Often uses a gold-coloured walking stick

Since he was reported missing, Dorset Search and Rescue have been out looking for him, with help from the police drone unit and the NPAS helicopter.

A previously released CCTV image of Steven in Wareham's One Stop, on the morning he went missing

If you can help with any information about Steven's whereabouts, you're asked to contact Dorset Police on 101, quoting reference number 28:263.

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