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| Man in court after police appeal | Man in court after police appeal |
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| A man who handed himself in to police after an appeal to find a suspected sex offender is due to appear before magistrates later. | |
| Northumbria Police made an appeal over the weekend to trace a van belonging to Paul Anthony Bures, which has since been eliminated from inquiries. | Northumbria Police made an appeal over the weekend to trace a van belonging to Paul Anthony Bures, which has since been eliminated from inquiries. |
| They want to question Mr Bures, 53, over alleged attacks in the North East. | They want to question Mr Bures, 53, over alleged attacks in the North East. |
| Police have released no details about the man who handed himself in or of any alleged offences before the court. | Police have released no details about the man who handed himself in or of any alleged offences before the court. |
| A spokeswoman for the Northumbria force said they had recently secured a European arrest warrant for Mr Bures, who they believed may have been in the Hampshire, Dorset or Kent areas. | |
| She said: "Following an appeal put out for the whereabouts of a white van, whose owner Paul Bures is wanted by police for sexual offences against children, at 11.30pm last night a 53-year-old man handed himself in at Canterbury police station in Kent." | |
| The man is due to appear at North Tyneside Magistrates Court. | The man is due to appear at North Tyneside Magistrates Court. |