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POLICE CLOSE IN ON NADEN
ASHLEA MAHER
01 Mar, 2011 04:00 AM
A police manhunt after two possible sightings of a man believed to be Malcolm Naden has renewed hope that the state’s most wanted man will face the courts.

Naden was believed to be spotted last Wednesday in Birdwood, 77 kilometres west of Port Macquarie by a woman and her grandson.

He is said to have been sitting on the edge of a bridge, stood up and waved when the eyewitnesses drove past.

A police spokesperson yesterday confirmed a number of officers were involved in the operation conducted by the Mid North Coast Local Area Command on a remote property west of Port Macquarie.

A number of items have been seized and taken for forensic investigation.

Naden, who would now be 37, is wanted by police in relation to the death of 24-year-old mother-of-two Kristy Scholes in Dubbo in 2005 and the alleged aggravated indecent assault of a 15-year-old girl in 2004.

Naden is a suspect in the disappearance of Lateesha Nolan who was last seen on January 4, 2005.

It was previously thought that Naden was hiding out in Barrington Tops and was previously sighted in the area.

Last month the reward for information assisting in his capture was doubled to $100,000.

NSW Police Minister Michael Daley described Naden as “an alleged murderer and child molester” who “should face a jury of his peers” at the time.

The report has given fresh hope to Ms Nolan’s father Mick Peet, saying everyone affected by Naden needs answers.

Mr Peet has been dedicated to finding his daughter for six years with her disappearance has never strayed far from his thoughts.

“Any leads are good ... everybody’s got their fingers crossed he gets caught,” he said.

Mr Peet spent the day getting in touch with local community and emergency rescue groups in the area to alert them to the news, saying that increasing exposure is the key to getting the word out to as many people as possible.

“With the raised reward and attention following the sightings will hopefully bring us closer to Naden’s capture,” he said.

In 2009, the ex-abattoir worker and experienced bushman surfaced west of Wauchope and in 2008 was thought to be living in Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

He was reportedly wearing a black jumper, blue jeans, white joggers and had a bald head. Naden is 177 centimetres tall, 85 kilograms with medium build, brown eyes, shaved head and possibly a moustache and or beard.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1800 333 000 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Information can be given anonymously.
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MEDIA RELEASE

Michael Daley
Minister for Police

NSW Government Doubles Bounty Reward for Malcolm Naden
Saturday 19th February 2011
Minister for Police Michael Daley today announced the State Government would double the reward on offer for information leading to the capture of Malcolm Naden.
The NSW Government has increased the $50,000 originally offered in 2007 to $100,000.
Mr Daley said Naden, who would now be 37 years old, is wanted by police in respect of warrants issued in 2005 for murder and aggravated indecent assault of a child .
Naden is alleged to have murdered Kristy Scholes, a 24 year old mother-of-two in Dubbo on the 21st or 22nd of June 2005.
Ms. Scholes was found deceased on June 22, 2005 inside a home in Dubbo. A Post Mortem examiniation revealed she had been strangled.
Mr Daley said it is understood that Naden fled his grandparents home in West Dubbo shortly after Ms Scholes’ alleged murder.
Naden is also a suspect in the disappearance of his cousin Lateesha Nolan, who was last seen at the same house as Kristy after dropping off two of her four children on January 4th 2005.
Naden is also wanted for the alleged aggravated indecent assault of a 15-year-old-girl in Dubbo between the 12th and 15th May 2004.
Mr Daley said he hoped the increased reward would encourage someone to come forward and provide Kristy and Lateesha’s families with the closure they deserved.
“Lateesha has been described by those who knew her as a good mother. It is highly unlikely that she would have abandoned her four children without a word,” he said.
“Together, Kristy and Lateesha left behind six young children – and those kids deserve justice for their mothers.
“Police will never give up on finding Naden. They will not stop investigating sightings, they will not put the file on the shelf.
“I’d ask that anyone who has not contacted police regarding Naden’s whereabouts to come forward immediately.
“He is not a Ned Kelly-like folk hero. He is an alleged murderer and child molestor – and he should face a jury of his peers.”
Naden is 177 centimetres tall, 85 kilograms, with medium build, brown eyes, shaved head and possibly a moustache and/or beard. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 at anytime of day or night. Information can be given anonymously.

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Manhunt hots up for Naden

Manhunt hots up for Naden
28 Feb, 2011 04:00 AM
POLICE are involved in a manhunt west of Port Macquarie after a sighting of the state’s most wanted man, Malcolm Naden.

A female resident of Birdwood, 77km to Port Macquarie’s west, told the Port News yesterday Naden was spotted on Coombes Rd at about 9.30pm Wednesday.

The woman’s grandson told her Naden was sitting on the edge of a bridge and stood up and waved as he drove past.

The 66-year-old lives on a property “just minutes from where Naden was seen”.

“You worry but you just have to hope he’s gone,” the cattle breeder said.

“There has been lots of cops around since the sighting so hopefully he’s gone.”

The mother-of-four said it was a horrible feeling knowing Naden was in the area.

Police yesterday said they were looking for a man seen on a remote property west of Port Macquarie.

On Friday, the Port News reported the state government had doubled its reward for Naden.

Naden, who would now be 37, is wanted by police in relation to warrants issued in 2005 for murder and aggravated indecent assault of a child.

He is alleged to have murdered Kristy Scholes, a 24 year old mother-of-two in Dubbo, in the state’s central west, on June 21 or 22, 2005.

Naden is a suspect in the disappearance of his cousin Lateesha Nolan, who was last seen on January 4, 2005.

The fugitive also is wanted for the alleged aggravated indecent assault of a 15-year-old-girl in Dubbo between May 12 and 15, 2004.

The ex-abattoir worker and experienced bushman was last year suspected to be living in dense bush near Curricabark, about 200km south-west of Port Macquarie.

In January 2009, Naden surfaced west of Wauchope.

In 2007 a reward of $50,000 was offered to assist in his capture.

This month that figure was doubled to $100,000.

Announcing the doubling of the reward, NSW Police Minister Michael Daley said Naden was “an alleged murderer and child molester – and he should face a jury of his peers.”

Naden is 177 centimetres tall, 85 kilograms, with medium build, brown eyes, shaved head and possibly a moustache and or beard.

Police yesterday confirmed a number of officers were involved in the operation conducted by the Mid North Coast Local Area Command.

A number of items have been seized and taken for forensic investigation.

The eyewitness said Naden was on Wednesday wearing a black jumper, blue jeans, white joggers and had a bald head.

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1800 333 000 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Information can be given anonymously.
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I'd like to propose a moratorium on all media using the term "hots up".

Just. Stop.
Posted by cj, 28/02/2011 8:52:53 AM, on Port Macquarie News
Sorry, but how can they be sure that this was Naden? He has been unsighted for years and there is a good chance he does not resemble his mug shot. So just how did they know that this was Naden??
Posted by Priorities Pete, 28/02/2011 3:46:14 PM, on Port Macquarie News
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Family's plea as Naden reward doubled (video) - iPRIME Dubbo

Family's plea as Naden reward doubled (video) - iPRIME Dubbo

Missing daughter: please read link NSW Government Doubles Bounty Reward for Malcolm Naden ... reward on offer for information leading to the capture of Malcolm Naden. ...

Missing daughter: please read link NSW Government Doubles Bounty Reward for Malcolm Naden ... reward on offer for information leading to the capture of Malcolm Naden. ...

please read link NSW Government Doubles Bounty Reward for Malcolm Naden ... reward on offer for information leading to the capture of Malcolm Naden. ...

Media Release from the Minster for Police
Michael daley


http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/about_us/?a=188060

$100k bounty for most wanted | 23rd February 2011

$100k bounty for most wanted
Coff's Coast Advocate
by Matt Deans

THE State’s most wanted fugitive, Malcolm Naden, who’s believed to be hiding out in bushland on the Mid North Coast, now has a $100,000 bounty on his head.

The murder suspect and experienced bushman has eluded capture for six years now, prompting the State Government to double the reward for information on his whereabouts.

Police want to arrest the 37-year-old in relation to the murder of 24-year-old mother of two Kristy Scholes, whose strangled body was found in Naden’s bedroom in Dubbo.

Naden is also wanted for questioning over the disappearance of his 24-year-old cousin, Lateesha Nolan, on January 4, 2005, and the alleged aggravated indecent assault of a 15-year-old girl between May 12 and 15, 2004.

Minister for Police Michael Daley said he hoped the increased reward would encourage someone to come forward and provide Kristy and Lateesha’s families with closure.

“Police will never give up on finding Naden. They will not stop investigating sightings, they will not put the file on the shelf,” he said.

In 2007, Naden became the first fugitive since Ned Kelly in 1879 to attract a bounty.

“He is not a Ned Kelly-like folk hero. He is an alleged murderer and child molester – and he should face a jury of his peers,” Mr Daley said.

Naden is described as being 177 centimetres tall, 85 kilograms and of medium build.

The accused doubled murderer was apparently last sighted at Bellbrook, west of Kempsey, in 2009. He has also been known to be in the Barrington Tops area. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1800 333 000 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Price on Naden now at $100.000

KIM BARTLEY
21 Feb, 2011 04:00 AM
Every day Mick Peet looks into the eyes of his 10-year-old daughter Kiara and sees another daughter lost and alone.

Kiara strongly resembles Lateesha Nolan, who was last seen in Dubbo in January 2005.

The disappearance of the mother-of-four, nicknamed “Teesha” by her dad and others, launched a search for her cousin Malcolm Naden, now considered among the most wanted in NSW.

At the weekend NSW Police Minister Michael Daley announced the reward for information leading to his capture had been doubled to $100,000.

Naden, 37, thought to be hiding out in the Barrington Tops, is also sought by police for questioning in relation to the death of 24-year-old mother-of-two Kristy Scholes in Dubbo in 2005 and the indecent assault of a 15-year-old girl in 2004.

Mr Peet, father-of-five and resident of northern Queensland, has welcomed the long-sought-after boosting of the reward that he believes will encourage the flow of information to police and help keep Lateesha’s name on the national radar.

Through the internet and Facebook, the former Dubbo

resident has tried to find out what has happened to his beloved daughter, by linking up with people who claim to have sighted Naden and supporters of his quest for justice.

Mr Peet has grappled with the prospect of never knowing where Lateesha is and what circumstances prevented her from watching her children grow.

“Once he (Naden) has gone, that’s the end of it. We will get nothing then ... no closure,” Mr Peet said.

Tragically, Mr Peet tells of Lateesha’s plans to take her children to Queensland for a visit, a trip cut short when her car was found abandoned near the Macquarie River.

“There was a spare tyre missing from the car and they thought she might have been tied to it,” Mr Peet said.

“But they searched the river for two weeks and didn’t find her.”

The father, who confesses to have become “overprotective” of his children despite their objections, is conflicted about Naden as time goes by.

“Sometimes I think I just need him to tell me where she is,” said Mr Peet, who still avails himself of counselling.

“Then I hear of girls missing, and I wonder, ‘could it be him?’.

“I don’t want any other family to go through this.”

Mr Peet said he will never give up looking for Lateesha, one of the reasons why his 16-year-old daughter Natasha has sought and gained a scholarship to study law at university.

He, like the police minister, is keen that experienced bushman Naden is never compared to Ned Kelly.

“Kristy and Lateesha left behind six young children and those kids deserve justice for their mothers,” the minister said.

“Police will never give up on finding Naden.” Mr Peet is charting the course of the search at coastmick21.blogspot.com
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Fight to find Lateesha

Fight to find Lateesha

Vanessa Marsh | 21st February 2011

SIX years after his daughter's disappearance, Mick Peet has been given fresh hope after the reward to capture her suspected killer, Malcolm Naden, was increased from $50,000 to $100,000.

Lateesha Nolan went missing in Dubbo in early January 2005 and Mr Peet said his daughter's disappearance never strayed far from his thoughts.

The concerned dad said he hoped the increased reward would encourage someone to come forward.

“There have been a lot of sightings of him in different places,” Mr Peet said.

“So if anyone is helping him or hiding him, they might think twice when they see the reward – $100,000 is a lot of money and money talks.”

Naden is the most wanted man in New South Wales for the murder of 24-year-old mother Kristy Scholes.

Lateesha, her friend, went missing on the same day and Mr Peet said he would not have closure until he knew what happened to his daughter.

“I will have no idea where my daughter is until Malcolm Naden is found,” he said.

Naden is believed to be living in bushland near Barrington Tops, living off kangaroos and only emerging on rare occasions as police have found his fingerprints at crime scenes of break-ins.

“The reward is for his capture, not his conviction, so that might encourage people as well,” Mr Peet said.

“We've been trying to get the reward raised for some time now, so it's good to see.”

Mr Peet said everyone affected by Naden needed answers.

“The Scholes family need justice served,” he said.

“This does bring hope – every bit of information that brings it back into the spotlight is good.”

Mr Peet said not many people knew of Naden.

“Whenever his name is mentioned, I want people to know who he is and what he has done,” Mr Peet said.

“He's often sighted and people don't know he is wanted until after.”

Capture a rich reward Tim Barlass February 20, 2011

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/capture-a-rich-reward-20110219-1b09k.html

BOUNTY hunters could be tempted to capture one of the most wanted criminals in NSW, alleged murderer Malcolm Naden, after a police reward was doubled to $100,000, the family of one of his victims says.

Naden, 37, an abattoir worker, has eluded police since 2005 and is believed to be living rough in the bush around Barrington Tops.

He allegedly strangled Kristy Scholes, a 24-year-old mother, in Dubbo in 2005. Naden is also a suspect in the disappearance of his cousin Lateesha Nolan, last seen at the same house as Ms Scholes after dropping off two of her four children in January 2005.
The families of the women, who only became aware of the increased reward when The Sun-Herald contacted them, welcomed the decision.

Ms Scholes's mother-in-law, Margaret Walker, who is raising Ms Scholes's children, said the increase could prompt bounty hunters to get involved in finding Naden.

''People need money, [bounty hunters] could be a big possibility,'' she said.

Ms Nolan's father, Mick Peet, said: ''It only takes one person to spot him to get the reward or to catch and bring him in. We have been waiting for this increase for a long time.''

Naden, also wanted over alleged links to an aggravated indecent assault of a 15-year-old-girl in 2004, is believed to move at night and residents suspect he has broken into weekend cottages.

The reward is for information leading to his capture.

Police Minister Michael Daley said: ''Kristy and Lateesha left behind six young children - and those kids deserve justice for their mothers. Police will never give up on finding Naden … He is not a Ned Kelly-like folk hero.''

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Reward doubled for NSW's most wanted

Reward doubled for NSW's most wanted

Posted 4 hours 51 minutes ago

* Map: Dubbo 2830

Police believe New South Wales' most wanted man may be hiding near the Barrington Tops area in the state's north.

The NSW Government has doubled the reward for information about Malcom Naden, wanted for the murder of his cousin in 2005.

He is also wanted for the alleged aggravated indecent assault of a 15-year-old girl in Dubbo the year before.

Police Minister Michael Daley says he hopes the reward will encourage people to come forward.

"He's a nasty piece of work," he said.

"He's one of the people that we really want to find, that's why we're doubling this reward to $100,000.

"$100,000 is a substantial reward, we hope that we'll prick the conscience of somebody to come forward and give us some information."

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NSW's most wanted may be hiding in caves

NSW's most wanted man Malcolm Naden - dubbed "a nasty piece of work" - is believed to be hiding out in wild bushland on the state's mid-north coast.

Police Minister Michael Daley has announced the state is doubling its reward to $100,000 for information leading to his capture.

Naden, 37, is alleged to have murdered Kristy Scholes, a 24-year-old mother of two in Dubbo on June 21 or 22, 2005.

Ms Scholes was found dead in her home in Dubbo.

Naden is also a suspect in the disappearance of his cousin Lateesha Nolan and the alleged aggravated indecent assault of a 15-year-old girl in Dubbo in May 2004.

"He's one of the people we really want to find, that's why we're doubling this reward," Mr Daley said on Saturday in Sydney.

Naden - "a nasty piece of work" - needed to understand that police would never stop looking for him, they would never close this file, they would "hunt him until the day he dies", he said.

Detective Superintendent Peter Cope said that police were not sure of Naden's present location.

"In 2007-2008 we can definitely put him in the Barrington Tops region on the mid-north coast of NSW," Supt Cope said.

The police have fingerprint and DNA evidence linking Naden to break-ins in the area.

"It would be our supposition that he is acting alone. We're talking about the Barrington Tops region, we're talking about extremely rugged piece of terrain," he said.
Supt Cope said it was a vast area of multiple cave systems and that Naden had developed considerable bush skills over the years to have stayed at large for so long.



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