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BRITISH HOLIDAY MAKERS ASKED BY POLICE TO HELP FURTHER WITH HUNT FOR MADELEINE MCCANN
British holiday makers are today being asked to further help in the hunt for missing toddler Madeleine McCann.
Police are urging anyone who holidayed in the area around the time that Madeleine went missing to come forward with any photographs they have that might help the investigation.
The appeal was launched today by the UK law enforcement agencies assisting the Portuguese authorities – Leicestershire Constabulary, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).
Jim Gamble, Chief Executive of the CEOP Centre leading the appeal said
“Many people both here and abroad have already helped in a number of ways in assisting the hunt for Madeleine. But now we need to go further and by asking for photographs taken in the area we can utilise the latest technology to build a larger intelligence picture.
“The CEOP Centre has already applied facial recognition software in our wider work and now by taking in pictures from the public we can move the investigation forward – looking for people who might seem out of place or behaving strangely.
“No matter how small or insignificant the information may seem to you, it could be the missing part of the jigsaw so let us decide if it is important.
“We are looking for anyone who was at the Ocean Club Resort or surrounding area in the two weeks leading up to Madeleine disappearance on Thursday 3 May who have photographs that might help our work. We don’t want scenery shots, or pictures that just show your family, but look at your prints and see if there are, for instance, people in the background of the picture that at first you may not have noticed.
“These are the pictures we want and we want you to upload them onto a new website at www.madeleine.ceopupload.com.
Alternatively if you are not sure then go into any photographic shop and ask them to help you upload them onto the site. You will also find a basic “how to” guide on the site to help you.
“We will then assess those pictures – at a rate of 1,000 pictures per hour – so that over a quick period of time we will pass meaningful information to the Portuguese authorities.
Anne Harrison, Detective Chief Superintendent from the NPIA said
“We also want anyone who took part in the initial search for Madeleine that took place before the Portuguese police arrived at the scene of her abduction but who have not yet come forward to contact us on 0800 096 1233.”
“Similarly if anyone out there thinks they may have seen something suspicious or have suspicions as to who may have taken Madeleine or believe they may have seen her then ring us now.
“Finally to anyone who believes they may know where Madeleine is being concealed or hidden. We do not know the reason why she was taken but the Portuguese authorities have searched extensively around Praia da Luz and she has not been found. It is possible she is being hidden or concealed in some way and if you know where then by now you may have realised it is in everybody’s interest that she is returned to her family”.
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