Most Wanted: £10,000 reward for sex offender wanted over Somerset murder

We are offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information given exclusively to our charity that leads to the arrest of Richard Scatchard. 

Scatchard, a convicted sex offender, is wanted for questioning over a murder in Minehead, Somerset and has been added to our list of Most Wanted. He is 70 years old and is originally from Scotland. 

The public are advised not to approach Scatchard, but to contact our charity anonymously if they know where he is hiding.

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***Crimestoppers is supporting this investigation by offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information we exclusively receive – either online or by calling 0800 555 111 at any time – that leads to the arrest of Richard Scatchard. ***

“This man is dangerous and needs to be found urgently. If you know where he is, but prefer not to talk to the police, you can contact our charity and tell us anonymously what you know. 

“As a charity that’s independent of the police, Crimestoppers has always kept its promise of anonymity since we began in the 1980s. Millions of people have trusted us over the decades with their crime information. 

“Please call our UK Contact Centre on freephone 0800 555 111, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or fill in our website’s secure anonymous online form. No one will ever know you contacted us. We cannot trace your call or track your IP address and we never ask for or record any personal details. By sharing what you know, you’ll be helping to keep communities safe and avoiding any police or court contact. No one will ever know that you got in touch with our charity.”
 
Karen MacDonald, Crimestoppers West Country Regional Manager

***Please Note: Information passed directly to police will not qualify for the reward. The reward will only qualify for information passed to our charity. *** 

Anonymity:
Please note: With Crimestoppers and Fearless, when you visit our sites, computer IP addresses are never traced. Telephone calls are never recorded, there is no caller line display and no 1471 facility. We are completely independent of the police and guarantee that your personal identity will always be protected. 
 
Claiming a reward:
The reward will only be payable for information passed directly to Crimestoppers and not to the police. A reward code must be asked for when calling us. If you contact us via our anonymous online form, the 'keeping in contact’ facility must be used and a reward code must be requested on your initial contact. Find out more information about claiming a reward.
 
This reward is available until 6 March 2024 as rewards offered for specific cases expire after three months.