31/10/2023
My dear friend has gone missing on 17th Oct in the Langwathby area of Cumbria England. He could be anywhere in the country.
Please can you share, it's been two weeks.
By sharing, the post will pop on your friends news feed and will make the post more visible throughout the UK, especially the North where he went missing from.
Thank you to everyone who has helped so far.
Cumbria Police are releasing new images as part of the ongoing appeal for information to help locate missing man, Paul Taylor.
Paul, 57, has not been since Tuesday 17 October after leaving his home address in Annan, Scotland sometime after 9.45pm. A new picture of Paul has been released and officers believe he may be wearing the same black coat pictured.
New images of Paul’s car, a blue Vauxhall Corsa, registration PY18 DYO, are also being released today in efforts assist with the investigation.
Police believe he travelled from Annan towards Carlisle - specifically Carlisle West and the Yewdale area - shortly before midnight on Tuesday 17 October.
The car was found abandoned in Langwathby, near Penrith at around 8.30am on Thursday 19 October.
Officers are continuing to appeal to any witnesses who may have seen the vehicle in these areas or have any CCTV or dashcam footage of the vehicle between the night of Tuesday 17 October and Thursday 19 October.
As a result of enquiries undertaken so far, police are also seeking to identify two males both dressed in dark clothing, with at least of one the males believed to be wearing a dark coloured hoody, who were seen in the vicinity of Paul’s vehicle in Langwathby on Thursday 19 October from around 8:45am.
Police would like to speak with these males as part of their investigation to help find Paul.
Chief Superintendent Richard Quinn said: “Since Paul went missing almost two weeks ago officers have been conducting a full investigation to help find him. We have carried out house to house enquiries and thorough CCTV reviews.
“We have released these new images in the hope it will prompt anyone who has seen the car or the two males in Langwathby to come forward.
“We are becoming increasingly concerned for Paul’s welfare and we continue to ask for the public’s help to locate him including checking CCTV and dashcam footage. I would like to stress that any information, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem, is reported to police so that detectives can review and carry out further enquiries.
“We would also like to urge Paul to contact police if he sees this appeal.”
Anyone who has seen Paul, his car or has any information regarding the two males that could assist enquiries, should contact Cumbria Police online at https://orlo.uk/F126e - you can also phone on 101.
You can also can submit information by completing an online form: https://orlo.uk/ITbZS
You can also can submit footage by completing an online form: https://cumbria.uk.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/paultaylor
Alternatively , you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
