00:00 Today marks one week since Brian Blakeman has gone missing from his home address.
00:04 We're refreshing it in the public's mind about how we want extra vigilance in and around the area
00:10 and assistance for trying to find Brian as we hope to do so and find him safe and well.
00:14 So far we've conducted extensive house-to-house inquiries in and around the area where Brian
00:20 lives and the last place he was sighted. That's also been mirrored with CCTV inquiries which has
00:26 led to information intelligence to point out certain areas that we've then used specialist
00:31 police resources such as underwater search teams, mounted officers, helicopters, drones and many
00:38 other teams. This has been supported by partner agencies such as Lancashire Fire and Rescue
00:42 as well as West Lance Borough Council Ranger Service in order to us to clear some of the
00:47 very rural areas that surround where Brian lives. We need the public to be extra vigilant when
00:52 they're in and around the area and also in particular in the urban areas that surround
00:56 where Brian lives in Scalmersdale to search outhouses, sheds, anywhere that they may think
01:02 that somebody could gain access to if they were confused we'd ask them to please be extra
01:06 vigilant to search those areas certainly back gardens and areas they may frequent.
01:11 Just want to say a massive thank you to the community of Scalmersdale for the huge support
01:16 they've given us and the family as well as the police appreciate that hugely in our attempt
01:22 to try and fibro.
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