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Police appeal for help to find missing Isle of Wight man

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary·

Can you help us find 39-year-old Darren Prouten?

He was reported missing yesterday morning (8th September) and we believe he may be in the Ryde area.

Efforts to locate him so far have been unsuccessful and we are asking the public for their assistance as we need to check on his welfare.

Description
Darren is described as:

  • White
  • Approximately 5ft 6ins tall
  • Dark brown hair
  • Hazel-coloured eyes
  • We believe he may have visible injuries to his face

If you have seen him, or know where he is, please call 101 quoting 44210360751.

Dial 999 in the event of an emergency.

News shared by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, in their own words. Ed

Image: Ray Forster under CC BY 2.0

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no.5
25, February 2013 2:52 pm

Had a chat with an ‘old hand’ from SE London last night who was in Ryde, says the Police acted exceptionally well in face of extreme provacation.

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Steve the YAK
Reply to  no.5
25, February 2013 3:14 pm

That’s very admirable of the police No.5, but having lived in South East London, and having seen and been intimidated by gangs of teenage mutants, I think that in order to stop it becoming a problem here, the police must act tougher. One of the reasons that I moved to the Isle of Wight was to get away from the hideous place that the suburbs of London… Read more »

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Mr Einsteins Ghost
25, February 2013 3:47 pm

I doubt very much this is a sign of “things to come” for the Island. Hopefully, this will prove to be a fairly exceptional one-off event. The way London was getting was one reason I and my partner moved here, where things 10 times worse than this, was a depressingly regular occurrence. That said, the social and cultural back-drop in London is a world away from here.… Read more »

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Bystander
25, February 2013 4:41 pm

Well if everyone moved here from London its hardly surprising its becoming more like London really.

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Mr Einsteins Ghost
Reply to  Bystander
25, February 2013 6:44 pm

Are you seriously suggesting that ex-london residents moving here has some bearing on this story?

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Bystander
Reply to  Mr Einsteins Ghost
25, February 2013 8:08 pm

I come from London too, I guess if people move here from London with their kids they could well influence behaviour but it was just a facetious remark really

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Mr Einsteins Ghost
Reply to  Bystander
26, February 2013 2:20 pm

Fair Do’s!

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Bystander
25, February 2013 4:54 pm

I bet it was panic stations when this kicked off. It would be very interesting to do a Freedom of Information Request to find out just how many officers were on duty before this started, I wouldn’t imagine it’d be more than a handful for the whole Island.

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Cynic
25, February 2013 5:27 pm

The Island really is becoming the “Isle of Whinge!”

A couple of weeks ago, people complained that the police did not take action in a nightclub problem, now people are whinging that police did take action to control a civil disorder problem.

No pleasing some people!

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Tidy Turner
Reply to  Cynic
25, February 2013 6:16 pm

CS spray CS incapacitant spray has been used routinely by the British police since its introduction in 1996. It is issued as an item of equipment to police officers for protection and to assist in dealing with violent incidents. A six-month trial by sixteen police forces in England began on the 1 March 1996. On 16 March 1996, a Gambian asylum seeker, Ibrahima Sey, was taken to… Read more »

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Gallybagger
Reply to  Tidy Turner
25, February 2013 8:09 pm

Oh no, these poor people. Shame to waste good CS on them. If you don’t like the effect, behave like normal people not complete animals, you got what you deserved.

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Don Smith
25, February 2013 7:22 pm

A Gambian asylum seeker? What was he running from? The sunshine, sandy beaches, and the beautiful [Feathered] birds?

He was seeking a wife of convenience mi thinks. No way, did
our social benefits attract the poor chap.

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tryme
Reply to  Don Smith
25, February 2013 8:14 pm

Do you not also have a comical slur to give us about Dan Ford, from Wareham in Dorset, Don? Perhaps not, he is more likely to be white, & therefore deserving of compassion, in your books. Your comment is racist, patronising, without foundation, & cruel.

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Don Smith
Reply to  tryme
25, February 2013 11:56 pm

tryme’s (nameless)

You suggested that I was referring to a black man. I was of the opinion that the Gambian was yellow and worked in the ‘Bamboo Bar in Serakunda.

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tryme
Reply to  Don Smith
26, February 2013 5:54 am

You don’t seem to credit that you are talking about a real person, Don Smith’s, (you seem to favour the possessive ‘s’). It’s frightening to see how people can desensitise themselves to this knowledge, like the Nazis to the Jews & disabled.

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Mark L Francis
Reply to  tryme
26, February 2013 10:59 am

In the USA in the 60’s the use of CS fgas in a confined space was a standard way for prison officers to murder Black Panther activists. My professional experience with the the Ilford police is that they were far too stupid to do this on purpose but I also recall the death happened only a week after the introduction of CS spray. Unlike Don I do… Read more »

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caulk-ed
25, February 2013 9:33 pm

I wonder how these people that think the police were heavy handed would feel if this happened on their doorstep??

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tryme
Reply to  caulk-ed
26, February 2013 6:12 am

…& found there were severely injured people on your doorstep, as described by Tidy Turner, maybe a good friend of yours caught up amongst them, & then realised the Police could have used something else to subdue with less injurious effect, you mean caulk-ed ?

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BRIAN
26, February 2013 9:10 am

The fact remains that a certain section of society can’t enjoy themselves without causing trouble to others. What’s the problem? You go to a party,have a few drinks, and go home. Why do they feel the need to get bladdered, argue, fight and need a police presence. As an example take wedding receptions. There you have a large gathering of people all drinking and chatting. At the… Read more »

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Cynic
26, February 2013 10:31 am

Wedding parties are usually self-policing, very few are not: trouble breaks out usually fuelled by drink and underlying intra- and inter-family squabbles. At the younger end of society, challenging authority is one of the rites of passage of adolescence- as the parent of any teenager will confirm. Teens need to know just how far they can push authority, societal and familial. At the societal end of the… Read more »

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BRIAN
Reply to  Cynic
26, February 2013 10:50 am

The answer lies in your first sentence, Cicero, “fuelled by drink.” They can’t do anything without excess. There’s having a drink and getting bladdered. Additionally they have no intermediate stage to their behaviour. There is no “well I disagree or let’s agree to disagree” it’s the nuclear option immediately. Educated, sophisticated young males have no need to “prove how hard they are”, walking around in vests in… Read more »

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Scooby
26, February 2013 10:40 am

I would like to know what actually(!) happened. You see, I read the article as merely the Police’s attempt to justify their actions, but without giving any facts. Thus, my impression is, that some of the Officers were so frightened that they chose to use their weapons on the, mostly children. Or were they just so angry at their misbehaviour, that they felt the need to suppress… Read more »

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RJC
26, February 2013 12:20 pm

Not heavy handed at all, self preservation. Kids, teenagers, grown ups, makes no difference if they decide to ‘rat pack’ you. Unless you are armed you don’t stand a chance. It’s a shame they don’t wade in more often then they would be able to command respect from the holigans.
red tick time again. but I can live with it.

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Cynic
26, February 2013 2:25 pm

There were probably relatively very few fully warranted police officers with batons and CS gas facing the mob. PCSOs and Specials are usually not so armed. If an officer believes that him/herself or a colleague (warranted officer, PCSO or Special) is likely to get injured then he/she will take action as necessary to get control of the situation. Thus it is not unreasonable that the relatively few… Read more »

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Tidy Turner
Reply to  Cynic
26, February 2013 6:11 pm

I don’t think it is an issue of heavy handed handling. It is also not a question whether or not the situation has to be policed. I would suspect that in many cases a few police are faced with a mob. These issues have been dealt with in the past when the police have done their jobs without the use of CS gas. In this case a… Read more »

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Cynic
Reply to  Tidy Turner
26, February 2013 6:45 pm

Less budget = less front-line police. Hants & IoW fully trained and warranted officers has fallen from 3830 (2009) to 3516(2012) Each political placeman(aka Police and Crime Commissioner) reduces the number of front-line people by a further 5-10 officers. Over the last two years £36 million has been cut from the budget and there is a further £55 million budget cut planned for 2013=2015. Watch out for… Read more »

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tryme
26, February 2013 7:06 pm

Thank goodness those of us who have been victims of crime don’t decide the penalties, judging from some responses here. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? That’s just what this society needs, more violence! We can all see how that improves things & turns people’s lives around, (not)….

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Cynic
Reply to  tryme
26, February 2013 7:13 pm

@tryme The way things are going it is not impossible that vigilantism will resurrect its head if continued budget cuts and ineffective private security mean that controlled policing of society gets weakened.

If so, victims and their supporters will indeed decide the punishments for wrongdoers- often picking the wrong people to punish.

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Bystander
Reply to  Cynic
26, February 2013 10:40 pm

The government continually diminishing the resources for adequate policing are courting Easter Island Syndrome though, as the police are also the protectors of the soft bellied politicians from the wrath of the proletariat (us plebs)

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Gallybagger
Reply to  tryme
27, February 2013 1:13 pm

I’ve never read such lunatic hogwash. Perhaps if a child of yours had been beaten to a pulp and left brain damaged by a drunken mob allowed to run riot you would would be quite delighted that the perpetrator got 50 hours community service. Personally, and I feel I can speak for the majority of decent people, I would be quite happy to decide their penalty. It… Read more »

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Bystander
Reply to  Gallybagger
27, February 2013 1:27 pm

You are ranting, and you speak only for yourself, not for the majority of decent people.

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Gallybagger
Reply to  Bystander
27, February 2013 2:44 pm

Get a grip. It’s not a rant, I’m just totally fed up with the PC brigade dictating to me what I can and cannot say. There is no such thing as freedom of speech these days as anyone who diverts from the warped ideals of a minority is instantly castigated. In this instance the Police were wholly justified in their actions for fear of their own safety… Read more »

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tryme
Reply to  Gallybagger
27, February 2013 10:09 pm

It’s not a rant, you mean you’re always like this?!

I’ve had another look through the comments, & no, noone’s doing any condoning, Gallybagger. You’re not listening straight, & I’m just glad you are not free to administer the sort of vengeful, indiscriminate ‘justice’` you seem to think we all need…

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