Friday, January 30, 2009

ABC Western plains news


The community of Bellbrook, west of Kempsey on the New South Wales mid-north coast, is calling for greater police resources to capture the state's most wanted man, murder suspect Malcolm Naden.

Police believe Naden, an experienced bushman, might be hiding in rugged terrain in the Upper Macleay.

Naden has been on the run since 2005 when he is alleged to have murdered Kristy Scholes in Dubbo in the central west.

Police also want to question him about the later disappearance of another woman, Lateesha Nolan.


Late last year, police say they found Naden's fingerprints after a break and enter near Bellbrook.

Bellbrook GP Dr Paul Appleton says local residents are scared Naden is in the area.

He says the local police presence needs to be increased and the community should be kept informed.

"Now I well realise the extreme difficulties that hierarchy have and that command has in managing this very volatile and very difficult situation, but you need to include the local population in at least some information," he said.

Police have put out a reward of $50,000 for information leading to Naden's arrest.

Superintendent Paul Fehon from the mid-north coast local area command says he understands there is a lot of fear in the Bellbrook community.

Superintendent Fehon says police are still looking for him and anyone who thinks they may have seen Naden should contact their local station or CrimeStoppers.

"We have been very deliberate in our planning and we are continuing in our means of tracking and identifying a location," he said.

"The thing we are trying to establish is a confirmed sighting, we would not be sending one police officer up there, we would be sending an appropriate number of resources, which we have done in the past."

Tags: murder-and-manslaughter, bellbrook-2440, coffs-harbour-2450, dubbo-2830

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

the land

he state's most-wanted man and a town in fear

18/01/2009 1:00:01 AM

THE State's most wanted man has turned up in a remote bush community, terrifying residents who claim police are ignoring their plight.

Accused double murderer Malcolm Naden wore a mask and camouflage gear when he loomed over a woman as she slept near Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, but failed to wear gloves, leaving behind his fingerprints.

That frightening approach, late last year, sparked a major police operation but residents are furious with what they say was a one-hit wonder.

They believe Naden is behind about a dozen break-ins in which non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars have been stolen, while valuables are left behind. The most recent break-in took place last week.

Residents have accused NSW Police of ignoring their fears after the town's only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols 90 kilometres away.

Naden, 33, a former abattoir worker from Dubbo, has been on the run since 2005 when the body of a cousin was found, and another cousin disappeared.

The experienced bushman eluded police by hiding in Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo after the body of Kristy Scholes, a mother of two, was found in Naden's locked bedroom at their grandparents' home. Naden is the first wanted man since Ned Kelly to attract a reward - $50,000 - for his arrest.

Bellbrook GP Paul Appleton, a former NSW police officer, said families further up the valley were sleeping with shotguns next to their beds.

"If they leave home they take all the family," he said. "Cockies up there will only work around the house paddocks because they don't know what's happening."

Dr Appleton said trying to get information from senior police was hopeless and their attempts to catch Naden after his fingerprints were found were inept.

"This is a very small place and if two cars go past at 4am everyone wakes up because that is unusual," he said.

Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

Monday, January 19, 2009

Naden fears spark Bellbrook



Naden fears spark Bellbrook protest

20/01/2009 8:35:00 AM
POLICE have moved to reassure Bellbrook residents concerned about their safety following alleged sightings of the State’s most wanted man Malcolm John Naden.

More than 120 residents turned out in the main centre of Bellbrook on Saturday to protest against a decision which removed the town’s sole policeman to South West Rocks for part of the holiday season.

Residents believe they are being left to fend for themselves with their officer so frequently out of town. Local GP Paul Appleton said allegations the notorious felon could be in the area were placing enormous stress on local families.

“Naden’s presence has been an open secret upriver for some time and the fingerprints have just confirmed it,” he said.

The community believes Naden is behind a string of recent robberies.

Non-perishable food, camping gear, binoculars and protective clothing has all been stolen from local homes within the past month.

Cash and other valuables are ignored.

Dr Appleton said residents have resorted to doing things in pairs and some locals were even sleeping with guns beside their beds.

Late yesterday NSW Police issued a statement that said the officer stationed at Bellbrook Police Station was available to be called out as part of a 24-hour police response within the community. In an effort to ensure community safety, police resources were committed to areas where appropriate and the deployment of the Bellbrook officer to South West Rocks was necessary to tackle crime during the peak holiday season when the population of the town more than doubled.

Previously officers have been relocated to other areas during the peak period, however, the officer in question resides at Bellbrook in order to ensure a more committed service to the community.

The statement concluded by saying the people of Bellbrook could be assured there were significant resources and personnel in place dedicated to locating and apprehending Naden, including highly skilled officers from the Mid North Coast Local Area Command along with detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad.

Malcolm Naden has been on the run since 2005 when the body of Kristy Scholes was found in his Dubbo home.

Naden is also wanted in connection with the disappearance of another woman from Dubbo.

Sunday, January 18, 2009



Town in fear of Naden

19/01/2009 10:04:00 AM
Father of missing Dubbo woman Lateesha Nolan, Mick Peet has expressed his concern for residents in the NSW town of Bellbrook, who claim they are being terrorised by the State’s most wanted man, Malcolm Naden.

“I felt pretty worried for the people that are living there. I don’t want what happened to me to happen them, as in losing my daughter,” he said.

Naden hit the national news again after a report in yesterday’s Sun Herald tells of residents of Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, claiming they are being targeted by numerous break-ins, whom they believe Naden is responsible for.

Dubbo man Malcolm Naden is wanted for questioning over the disappearance of his cousin Lateesha Nolan, mother of four who mysteriously disappeared four years ago in Dubbo on January 4.

Naden is also being sought for questioning over the death of Lateesha’s cousin Kristy Scholes, the mother of two whose body was found in Naden’s locked bedroom at their grandparents house.

Ms Nolan’s father Mr Peet, who now resides in Queensland, said when he first read yesterday’s article he thought Naden had been caught.

“We might get some closure . . . but when I read into it more I am really happy that they actually found his fingerprints,” he said.

Mr Peet said there was a large Aboriginal community in Bellbrook and hoped someone might spot him and turn him in.

“It’s the hardest thing not having any closure.

“Until he’s caught I don’t think anyone would know why he may have done what he is assumed to have done.

“My biggest word is ‘why’.

“Why would he do it to a young girl with four kids who has

now got no mother to grow up with? I think that is on everyone’s mind.

“I would like to confront him (Naden) myself and ask him that big question and I really want to know where she really is . . . where is she? We need to bring her home and lay her to rest.”

Naden is believed to be behind a dozen break-ins, according to residents of Bellbrook, in which a large number of items were stolen.

According to the Sun Herald missing items include non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars.

The community of Bellbrook has accused NSW police of ignoring their fears after the town’s only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols, 90 kilometres away, according to the Sun Herald.

Bellbrook locals have protested for more security in the town, as there have been more than 600 reports of Naden’s whereabouts in the past three years across the State.

Mr Peet has emotionally renewed pleas for information over the disappearance over his daughter to come forward.

“If anyone does know anything come forward and do it

for the kids, so they can put flowers on their mum’s grave,” he said.

dani.volke@ruralpress.com

double murderer Malcolm Naden THE state's most wanted man


Lisa Carty
January 18, 2009

EXCLUSIVE

THE state's most wanted man has turned up in a remote bush community, terrifying residents who claim police are ignoring their plight.

Accused double murderer Malcolm Naden wore a mask and camouflage gear when he loomed over a woman as she slept near Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, but failed to wear gloves, leaving behind his fingerprints.

That frightening approach, late last year, sparked a major police operation but residents are furious at what they say was not a one-hit wonder.

They believe Naden is behind about a dozen break-ins in which non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars have been stolen, while valuables are left behind. The most recent break-in took place last week.

Residents have accused NSW Police of ignoring their fears after the town's only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols 90 kilometres away.

Naden, 33, a former abattoir worker from Dubbo, has been on the run since 2005 when the body of a cousin was found, and another cousin disappeared.

The experienced bushman eluded police by hiding in Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo after the body of Kristy Scholes, a mother of two, was found in Naden's locked bedroom at their grandparents' home. Naden is the first wanted man since Ned Kelly to attract a reward - $50,000 - for his arrest.

Bellbrook GP Paul Appleton, a former NSW police officer, said families further up the valley were sleeping with shotguns next to their beds.

"If they leave home they take all the family," he said. "Cockies up there will only work around the house paddocks because they don't know what's happening."

Dr Appleton said trying to get information from senior police was hopeless and their attempts to catch Naden after his fingerprints were found were inept.

"This is a very small place and if two cars go past at 4am everyone wakes up because that is unusual," he said.

"Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

Police probe new leads in murder suspect case Posted 5 hours 56 minutes ago Map: Dubbo 2830 Police say they are pursuing new leads in the case of s

Police probe new leads in murder suspect case

Posted 5 hours 56 minutes ago

Police say they are pursuing new leads in the case of suspected murderer Malcolm John Naden.

Naden, from Dubbo in central western New South Wales, is wanted for questioning over the disappearance of Lateesha Nolan and the suspected murder of Kristy Scholes in 2005.

He was last believed to be in the Port Macquarie area, on the state's mid-north coast, where his fingerprints were allegedly found in November last year.

The officer in charge of the investigation, Bryne Ruse, says police receive calls everyday with fresh leads.

He says there have been more than 600 calls since the police investigation was established.

But police say they are justified in not revealing any new information in their investigation.

Detective Sergeant Ruse says the investigation will be jeopardised if details of fresh leads are released to the community to ease their concerns he could be hiding out in their area.

Tags: police, murder-and-manslaughter, coffs-harbour-2450, dubbo-2830, port-macquarie-2444

The state's most-wanted man


The state's most-wanted man and a town in fear

18/01/2009 1:00:01 AM

THE State's most wanted man has turned up in a remote bush community, terrifying residents who claim police are ignoring their plight.

Accused double murderer Malcolm Naden wore a mask and camouflage gear when he loomed over a woman as she slept near Bellbrook, 52 kilometres inland from Kempsey in northern NSW, but failed to wear gloves, leaving behind his fingerprints.

That frightening approach, late last year, sparked a major police operation but residents are furious with what they say was a one-hit wonder.

They believe Naden is behind about a dozen break-ins in which non-perishable food, torches, camping gear, warm clothes, raincoats and binoculars have been stolen, while valuables are left behind. The most recent break-in took place last week.

Residents have accused NSW Police of ignoring their fears after the town's only policeman was ordered to conduct beach patrols 90 kilometres away.

Naden, 33, a former abattoir worker from Dubbo, has been on the run since 2005 when the body of a cousin was found, and another cousin disappeared.

The experienced bushman eluded police by hiding in Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo after the body of Kristy Scholes, a mother of two, was found in Naden's locked bedroom at their grandparents' home. Naden is the first wanted man since Ned Kelly to attract a reward - $50,000 - for his arrest.

Bellbrook GP Paul Appleton, a former NSW police officer, said families further up the valley were sleeping with shotguns next to their beds.

"If they leave home they take all the family," he said. "Cockies up there will only work around the house paddocks because they don't know what's happening."

Dr Appleton said trying to get information from senior police was hopeless and their attempts to catch Naden after his fingerprints were found were inept.

"This is a very small place and if two cars go past at 4am everyone wakes up because that is unusual," he said.

"Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

Suddenly we had a convoy of 30 police vehicles. It was like trying to catch a rabbit with a grenade."

Dr Appleton said residents understood the challenges of catching Naden but they wanted their police officer, spending half his shifts with holidaymakers at South West Rocks, to stay in the town.

Single mum Julie White, of Five Day Creek, said she was scared to walk outside at night after several break-ins not far from her home.

Bellbrook shopkeeper Lloyd Gibbs said the area was peppered with national parks and dense bush, which provided perfect cover.

"We need security," he said.

"We don't want vigilantes but we want to be kept informed."

A police spokesman refused to discuss the Bellbrook policeman's roster but acting Superintendent David Laidlaw from the Homicide Squad said there had been 600 reports about Naden's whereabouts in the past three years.

"Police treat all these reports very seriously," he said.

"Each and every report is followed up by a dedicated team of investigators at the State Crime Command who are following this case zealously.

"Whatever information we receive that suggests Malcolm Naden might be active in a particular area is thoroughly investigated using all technology available to us to verify the reports.

"We are as keen to apprehend Malcolm Naden as anyone."

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Monday, January 05, 2009

four years on and nothing Why?????


What happened to Lateesha?

5/01/2009 1:47:00 PM
“It doesn’t matter if you know the smallest bit of the story, every bit counts in helping bring my girl home.”

That is the desperate plea of Joan Nolan, a mother longing for her daughter who disappeared four years ago.

On January 4, 2005, Dubbo mother of four Lateesha Nolan told her grandmother she would “be back in a sec”, leaving her wallet and cigarettes behind at her house on Bunglegumbie Road.

The next day, Lateesha was reported missing and her car found abandoned in a parking bay beside the Macquarie River.

The man sought for questioning over her disappearance, Malcolm Naden, has been unable to be located since Ms Nolan’s disappearance. Police also want to question Mr Naden over the murder of Kristy Scholes, Lateesha’s cousin.

The hunt still continues for Mr Naden.

Anyone with any information on Lateesha’s disappearance, or the whereabouts of Malcolm Naden, should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

For Joan Nolan, the past four years have been spent wanting her daughter back and caring for her grandchildren.

“I just want her to come back home,” Joan said.

In the days that seem to “drag on forever” Joan said her daughter had missed many important milestones in her family’s lives.

“All her kids have started school now and she didn’t get to be there for them,” she said.

“She also lost her grandmother and she missed that too.”

Her children still remembered their mother, she said. One Mother’s Day some years ago, her children bought some chocolates. Handing them out to the family, they kept one aside “for mummy”.

The chocolate is still in the box.

Joan pleaded with the community to come forward with any information.

“It doesn’t matter how little you know, sometimes people think what they know isn’t important but they don’t realise every bit counts,” she said as she choked back tears.

“The only thing we want and the most important thing now is to bring her back.”

The message was simple, said Joan - the need for information and to find Lateesha so her four children could have closure.

“The fear of not knowing what happened hurts us.”