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| Mobile appeal for Rhys witnesses | Mobile appeal for Rhys witnesses |
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| Police investigating the killing of 11-year-old Rhys Jones are sending appeals directly to mobile phones in a bid for more information. | |
| Detectives are using a device that can send messages to Bluetooth enabled phones in Croxteth within a 100m radius of the transmitter. | Detectives are using a device that can send messages to Bluetooth enabled phones in Croxteth within a 100m radius of the transmitter. |
| Police have unsuccessfully tried to trace two key witnesses - a woman driving a red car and a boy on a bike. | Police have unsuccessfully tried to trace two key witnesses - a woman driving a red car and a boy on a bike. |
| It is thought to be the first time a UK force has used this technology. | It is thought to be the first time a UK force has used this technology. |
| It is now over two months since the Everton fan was shot as he walked home from football practice. | It is now over two months since the Everton fan was shot as he walked home from football practice. |
| The transmitter is based in a police car patrolling the Croxteth and Croxteth Park area on Monday afternoon and evening. | The transmitter is based in a police car patrolling the Croxteth and Croxteth Park area on Monday afternoon and evening. |
| The messages will be appealing for information on the gunman and a woman driving a red car who nearly knocked over a cyclist just after Rhys was shot. | The messages will be appealing for information on the gunman and a woman driving a red car who nearly knocked over a cyclist just after Rhys was shot. |
| We are trialling this new technology to see if it can reach new people Det Supt Dave Kelly Another message asks for more information about a boy aged about 13 or 14-years old seen riding a silver BMX bike outside the Fir Tree pub at about 1915 BST on the night of the murder. | We are trialling this new technology to see if it can reach new people Det Supt Dave Kelly Another message asks for more information about a boy aged about 13 or 14-years old seen riding a silver BMX bike outside the Fir Tree pub at about 1915 BST on the night of the murder. |
| Officers have also arranged for an advertising board to be placed at the entrance to Oak Lane, appealing for the driver of the red car to contact police. | Officers have also arranged for an advertising board to be placed at the entrance to Oak Lane, appealing for the driver of the red car to contact police. |
| The senior investigating officer, Det Supt Dave Kelly, said: "These appeals could provide information which is vital to our investigation. | The senior investigating officer, Det Supt Dave Kelly, said: "These appeals could provide information which is vital to our investigation. |
| "We are trialling this new technology to see if it can reach new people." | "We are trialling this new technology to see if it can reach new people." |
| Crimewatch appeal | Crimewatch appeal |
| A second appeal will also be made on the BBC Crimewatch programme in an attempt to catch Rhys Jones' killer. | A second appeal will also be made on the BBC Crimewatch programme in an attempt to catch Rhys Jones' killer. |
| The last appeal, including a reconstruction of the shooting, received 30 calls, 12 giving the same name for the gunman. | The last appeal, including a reconstruction of the shooting, received 30 calls, 12 giving the same name for the gunman. |
| So far police have made 18 arrests, but nobody been charged. | So far police have made 18 arrests, but nobody been charged. |
| Last week letters were sent to three thousand homes in the Croxteth area by police in the hope of tracing a key witness. | Last week letters were sent to three thousand homes in the Croxteth area by police in the hope of tracing a key witness. |