The charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Richard Scatchard. Scatchard is a convicted sex offender. He is also wanted for questioning over a murder in Minehead. He is 70 years old and is originally from Scotland.

He was reported missing on 20 October with Police initially saying they were concerned for his welfare. He has now been added to Crimestoppers list of Most Wanted.

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

Karen MacDonald, Regional Manager for the West Country at the charity Crimestoppers, said: “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.”

the £10,000 reward is only for information given exclusively to Crimestoppers that leads to Scatchard’s arrest. Information passed directly to police will not qualify for the reward. The reward will only qualify for information passed to Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 number or via the charity’s website:

https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/rewards-for-information