Police say they have 'exhausted' every line of enquiry to find missing Leeds man Jesus Moreno who disappeared eight months ago.
Jesus was reported missing on August 2, 2022, with police, family and friends concerned for his welfare. Initial enquiries revealed Jesus had caught a Harrogate-bound number 36 bus from Leeds bus station on Monday August 1, before getting off on the A61 Harrogate Road.
West Yorkshire Police say they have explored and exhausted every possible line of enquiry to find him. Unfortunately, there has been no further progress since he was last seen.
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The last known sighting of him was on CCTV footage captured near to Harewood Bridge at 81.4am that morning. Further CCTV showed him entering a field on the Leeds side of the bridge, opposite Harewood Bridge Sawmills.
Below is a timeline of Jesus' whereabouts after he went missing last August:
- Reported missing on August 2
- Caught a Harrogate-bound number 36 from Leeds bus station at 6.10am on Monday, August 1
- Got off the bus on the A61 Harrogate Road at 6.39am
- Was in the vicinity of Swindon Lane near Dunkeswick at 6.39am
- Seen on CCTV near to Harewood Bridge at 8.14am that same morning
- Further CCTV showed him entering a field on the Leeds side of the bridge
Wearing a black t-shirt, with the logo of his Piglove Brewing Co business on it, black jeans and carrying a black Vans rucksack with a chequered pattern
Last known sighting was on Monday, August 1
He was known to have previously visited nearby beauty spots on the River Wharfe at Netherby. Police search advisers have overseen a number of searches of the countryside surrounding where he was last seen.
Specialist marine and underwater search officers have checked the surface of the River Wharfe down to Ulleskelf, North Yorkshire, and carried out underwater searches of specific locations along the waterway.
Detectives from Leeds District CID have conducted extensive enquiries over the time since he was reported missing, but this work has not found any new information on his whereabouts.
Police have also been following up on various reports of sightings of him across the country that resulted from media appeals. None of those reports were confirmed as being him and they are believed to be well-intentioned sightings of males of similar appearance.
Detective Inspector Ryan Malyk, who has overseen the missing person investigation, said: “We recently met with Jesus’s family to give them a detailed overview of the work that we have been carrying out to find him since he was reported missing.
“We are acutely aware that they are continuing to go through a really difficult time while his disappearance remains unresolved.
“It is completely out of character for him to go missing like this and to remain out of contact with his family and friends for such a long period of time.
“As it stands, we have explored and exhausted every possible line of enquiry to find him, and unfortunately that has not brought us any progress beyond the last confirmed sighting of him at Harewood Bridge.
“We remain committed to finding him and would welcome any new information that could assist us.”
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