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Public appeal issued to help find ‘well-known’ former postman missing from Stockport
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Emily Sergeant -
9th October 2024 
The public is being called on to help find a missing 70-year-old former postman from Stockport, who was well-known within the local community.
Steven Caulfield was last seen in the vicinity of the golf course next to Middlewood Way, in the Marple area of Stockport, at around 4pm last Tuesday (1 October), according to Greater Manchester Police (GMP) – with the ongoing search for him now well into its second week.
CCTV images released to the public this week show that Steven was wearing a distinctive blue parka-style coat with a fur hood at the time of his disappearance, along with a baseball cap, black jeans, a black v-neck jumper, and some white trainers.
Since Steven was reported missing last Tuesday, GMP officers – including detectives, and specialist resources – have been conducting enquiries in the local area thorough searches, but unfortunately, he has sadly still not been located at this time – which has prompted the need to appeal to the public for information and assistance.
#MISSING | The search remains ongoing for 70-year-old Steven Caulfield from Stockport who has been missing since last Tuesday (1 October 2024).
— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) October 8, 2024
Stephen was captured on CCTV on Gorse Avenue in Marple on Tuesday 1 October, at around 2:55pm.
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Police are continuing to support Steven’s family at this difficult time, GMP has confirmed.
Appealing to the Greater Manchester public for information on Steven’s whereabouts, Detective Chief Inspector Ian Wrench, from GMP’s Stockport District, said: “We have been doing everything we possibly can to locate Steven, who was well known within the community as a postman prior to his retirement.
“We have been conducting thorough searches of the areas he was last seen, as well as areas that he is known to frequent using resources from our Specialist Operations Branch, and we are also liasing with our colleagues in Cheshire and Derbyshire Police to share our appeals and to alert the public in those areas who may possibly have seen him.”
DCI Wrench says he would like to thank the public for their assistance in sharing the police appeals so far, and for getting in touch with possible sightings and information, but more needs to be done.
“Please do continue to share any information with us, no matter how small you think it is,” he added. “If you believe you have seen or know where Steven is, your assistance could be hugely beneficial.”
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Anyone with any information regarding Steven’s whereabouts is asked to contact GMP on 0161 856 9675 or 101, or by using the report tool and LiveChat function on the force’s website here, quoting MSP/06JJ/0002272/24.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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