Concerns are mounting over the welfare of a Rochdale man who is apparently missing from his Lancashire home.
Steve Dickinson, 42 and a bit, was last heard by neighbours shouting at the Six O’clock News, like he does every night, on Friday.
He has not been heard since and a police spokesman said officers and neighbours are growing increasingly concerned for his welfare.
Mr Dickinson is about 6ft tall with a portly physique. He is utterly incapable of a seeing the cover of a newspaper without screaming “what now?” at the top of his voice. He was last seen wearing a rather smart herringbone tweed jacket, pink plus-fours and a cravat.
Inspector Stephen Marks said: “It has been more than 48 hours since Steve was last heard yelling incoherently at his television and we urgently want to trace him.”
“A conservative Minister has been accused of watching porn on his laptop, a whole bunch of MPs have been accused of groping women and a loony has shot up a church in Texas.”
“Usually everybody in Rochdale knows what time it is because they can hear Steve yelling obscenities at his television at six o’clock. There were two points last year when we had to get a gagging order placed on Steve because we couldn’t hear ourselves think. After Trump got elected and after the EU referendum.”
“I would appeal to Steve directly to let us know his whereabouts. Likewise I would appeal to anyone who knows where he might be, or anyone matching his description, to let us know as soon as possible.”
“Officers are carrying out extensive enquiries in places where there is no mobile phone reception where he may have taken shelter from the daily news cycle over the weekend.”
