Missing People

We treat reports of missing people very seriously and devote a considerable amount of time and resources to our efforts to locate those people.

Where permission is granted, we may call on the help of the media with our enquiries.

Below, we've listed photographs and descriptions of some of the people currently reported missing in Essex.

If you have any information that may help officers with their enquiries, please contact the officer or service desk listed below.

We've also included information from the UK Missing Persons Bureau on what to do if one of your loved ones goes missing in the UK or abroad, what to expect from the police and contact details for organisations that can help you cope.

	Name: Jamie Toomey Age: 45 Last seen: Afternoon of Sunday, January 6, 2013 Description: White, 5ft 9in, medium build,  bald and clean shaven, although the photograph police are issuing shows him when he had a beard. Contact: Police at Clacton on 101 Read more
	Name: Anthony Stammers Age: 27 Last seen: Sunday, May 27, 2012 Description: White, 5ft 10in, medium build, short,dark-brown hair. Last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue-and-red checked shirt. Other information: Failed to turn up at his grandfather's funeral Contact: Police at Colchester on 101 Read more
	Name: Michael Forrest Age: 63 Last seen: December 7, 2010 in Ockleford Avenue, Chelmsford Description: White hair and moustache. When last seen was wearing grey duffle coat and black tracksuit bottoms. Other information: Suffering from early effects of dementia Contact: Police at Chelmsford on 101 Read more