Police have issued an appeal to find 62-year-old Clifford Church, who may be sleeping on the streets in Leeds – he is wanted in connection with a rape.
While they are appealing for any sightings, they now believe people using Leeds bus station, the city’s Kirkgate Market, and the homeless population in the city centre may have encountered Church, who has distinctive tattoos.
He has a dot on his left cheek and a half inch line to his eyebrow. On his left arm he has NUFC and Newcastle United, UB40, a love heart, a cross near his wrist and dotted lines across his left wrist. On his right arm he has a ship and web across his right wrist.
Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Wilkinson said:
Clifford Church is wanted by police over a very serious sexual offence against a woman which happened last month, so we need people to do the right things and tell us if they see him.
We have new information that suggests Church is sleeping on the streets of Leeds, and may be spending time around the bus station and city market area.
Maybe you’ve been in those areas when you gone shopping in Leeds, you work in that part of the city or you spend a lot of time in that area. If so, you may have seen him or have information that could help us and the victim.
Church is from Harrogate, and has links to Leeds, York, Durham and Cleveland and often travels by train.
If you see him, or have any information about his current whereabouts, please call 999.
Other information can be passed on by calling 101 (please ask for North Yorkshire Police if you are calling from a different force area).
Please quote reference 12250147354 when passing on information.
