February 2024
BEWARE OF SUSPECTED FRAUDSTER
CITS have been alerted to reports from a national hire company who have had visits from the same gentleman at multiple sites, using different names. In each instance the man has priovided a form of what appears to be valid identification; passport or driving licence.
The areas he is operating include the West Midlands, Linconshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Below is a list of known identities that he's using:
- Jonathan Hipkiss of Halesowen, West Midlands
- Thomas David Daniels of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Martin Lawrence (or Martin John Lawrence) of Ivybridge, Devon
- Stuart Paul Hopkins of Sleaford, Lincolnshire
- Paul Anthony Harvey of York, North Yorkshire
If you are approached by anyone giving these names and locations please take caution, and report the incident to the National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team (NCATT) team. Email them at ncatt@northumbria.police.uk
