Scotland Yard's Christmas wishlist to round-up 12 most wanted suspected burglars

Wanted: Police have released these faces of suspected burglars they are seeking
Metropolitan Police
Justin Davenport21 December 2015
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These are the faces of London’s most wanted suspected burglars who are being sought by police in a Christmas manhunt.

Scotland Yard today issued the names and images of 12 suspects wanted in connection with break-ins across the capital.

The dozen includes a 39-year-old man wanted in connection with a burglary in June when over £10,000 worth of Asian gold - all of it of great sentimental value - was stolen from a family home in Croydon.

Specialist manhunt teams have been set up to locate the hard to find suspects who have either failed to appear in court after being on bail or who have been identified for offences through forensic methods such as DNA.

Commander Simon Letchford, of the Met’s Territorial Policing unit, said: “With Christmas a few days away, we are stepping up our activity to locate and arrest outstanding wanted suspects as part of our ongoing response to tackling burglary.

“We would like to trace any of the individuals and would like to hear from anyone with information that could help further our enquiries.

“We will use every means at our disposal to catch those wanted so they can face justice, so our message is clear: If your face is on this list, hand yourself in - don’t ruin Christmas for your family.”

Interactive gallery: Can you help the Met catch these suspects?

Police have arrested more than 1,400 people in connection with burglary offences in the last four months - including 165 wanted offenders - in a drive to curb a traditional rise in the number of break-ins during the winter months.

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