IC - 16 - Day 3 - Kris

[Mephistophilis]

After around fifteen minutes walking along Oxpens Road, Kris arrives at Frideswide Square and starts off east down Hythe Bridge Street where the woman was seen on CCTV at 2.20am. The first location he comes to is the Oxford Backpackers. The hostel offers dormitory accommodation and asking at the front desk Kris confirms there's no one there with a young child or anyone registered as Lindsay Peale.

OOC,Anything else you want to ask?

[Philulhu]

“Do you have CCTV covering your front door that overlooks the street?” asked Kris. “You may have seen the person I’m looking for go past around 2.20am.”

[Mephistophilis]

'Sorry mate, no CCTV, not that sort of establishment' says the receptionist.

[Philulhu]

”Ok” said Kris. “The person I’m looking for was wearing a dark-coloured hoodie and may have been carrying a backpack. If she stayed here, she would have been in and out a few times during the night. I don’t suppose you keep records of your guests comings and goings?”

[Mephistophilis]

'That's 90% of the kids we get in here. And they're in and out all bloody night. Key code on the door and the dorms. We don't keep any records.'

[Philulhu]

Kris thanked the receptionist for their time and headed back out. He looked up and down the street, checking out the next establishment he was to visit.

OOC,Kris will ask the same questions at the next hotel.

[Mephistophilis]

Crossing the bridge Kris found himself at the large Worcester Street open air car park that sat between Hythe Bridge Street and Park End Street. He strolled between the cars heading down towards Park End Street, intending to double back and visit the Central Backpackers.

OOC,Roll Spot Hidden

[Philulhu]

OOC,Spot Hidden (40%) - 0

Kris looked around, checking to see if any of the cars matched the description of those they were looking for. He also looked up, to see if there were any CCTV cameras covering the car park.

[Mephistophilis]

There are several white Vauxhall Astras and dark Ford Focuses in the carpark. None of them match the number plates Kris has for Lindsay Peale. He does notice a green VW Golf backed up against a wall where the front numberplate is missing. Looking for CCTV he sees that the Tidmarsh Lane camera covers the entrance and the eastern end of the carpark.

[Philulhu]

Kris walked over to the car and knelt down to check where the number plate had been. He then walked around to the back of the car to see if the other plate was missing.

OOC,Kris is checking for any signs of dust or debris in the screw holes that might give an indication as to how recently the number plate was removed.

[Mephistophilis]

The screw holes for the front number plate are clean, no dust, oil, or dirt. Looking at the rear of the Golf, Kris can see the rear plate is still affixed. The car is backed quite close to the wall so it is difficult to access.

[Philulhu]

Kris squeezed up against the wall to check out the rear number plate, jotting it down in his notebook. He then took a turn around the car park to see if any of the other cars there had missing plates.

[Mephistophilis]

Managing to hold his mobile phone behind the car and take a few photos Kris is able to reconstruct the number plate. He looks around the carpark for any other cars missing plates. While he's looking he notices that the parking ticket machine is numberplate based, that is, when you pay for your parking you have to enter your numberplate. It seems odd anyone would park here without one, it would only be a matter of time before they were clamped or towed.

OOC,That's a hard Spot Hidden

[Philulhu]

OOC,Spot Hidden (40%) - 0 Pfft! That’s suspiciously close to not being able to find his own arse with both hands and a map! :roll:

Kris looked around but didn’t spot any other missing plates so he went over to the ticket machine to see how the process worked. It looked as if his suspect may have taken the number plate from one of the cars and used that when she exited the car park. Assuming she had parked in the car park, he checked the machine for a phone number where he might get some further information.

OOC,Kris has the registration of Lindsay’s car, the hire car and the car with the missing front plate. If he can contact the car park operator, he’ll ask them to check the comings and goings of the three vehicles over the past 48 hours.

[Mephistophilis]

Kris couldn't find any other cars missing a plate. Perusing the ticket machine he saw that there was a contact number. The car park is run by the council and the machines by a contractor. After establishing he was a police officer they were able to confirm that neither of the car registrations associated with Lindsay had been registered on the machine. The registration for the Golf was entered early on Thursday and parking paid for until Sunday.

There is no automatic number plate recognition on exit, the CCTV on Tidmarsh Lane is part of the council network operated out of St Aldate's police station and Kris would need to check that separately. Usually they would have a parking attendant check the cars in the car park but he hadn't been able to attend on Friday due to sickness, otherwise he would have noted the car without a numberplate and taken action. All cars are required to have a ticket in the window that is linked to their registration number.

[Philulhu]

Kris walked back over to the car to check whether the ticket and registration matched. While he was walking, he rang the CCTV operator and asked him to check the Tidmarsh Lane CCTV feed to see if they could determine who was driving the car when it arrived.

[Mephistophilis]

The ticket on the green VW Golf matches the registration. Calling the CCTV operator he confirms the car arrived Thursday morning. He doesn't have a visual confirmation of the driver as the car is parked outside the CCTV field of view but based on the timings he thinks the driver was a younger looking man he notes accessing the ticket machine shortly after the car arrives.

[Philulhu]

”Can you run a PNC check on the vehicle, please?” asked Kris. “Anything you can find on the vehicle and driver would be very useful.”

[Mephistophilis]

The car belongs to a Steven Livingstone, registered address in Bristol. It is a 2008 Golf registered to him since new. He has no convictions or other police record.

[Philulhu]

“Can you run an ANPR check for me, please? Let’s see where the car has been,” said Kris.