Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Todd, Hutt Valley Area Investigations Manager:
Hutt Valley Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to locate missing 28-year-old Thomas Basire, who has not been seen since November 2024.
Thomas was last seen walking towards Petone on the stop bank near the Ewen Bridge on Railway Ave, on 24 November 2024.
Since his disappearance, Police have conducted a number of searches around the Hutt River and riverbank area in an attempt to locate him, which have all been unsuccessful to date.
Footage taken from a search in February was analysed, with no further items or locations of interest identified.
Police have received a wealth of information from the public regarding the potential whereabouts of Thomas, however based on follow-up enquiries, we do not believe there have been any confirmed sightings of him since November.
Over the course of our investigation, Police staff have spoken with a number of people who knew Tom, and urge anyone who associated with him who has not yet spoken to Police, to come forward and speak with us.
Despite the period of time he has been missing, the investigation team are keeping an open mind with this investigation.
While there is no further search activity planned at this time, Police will often review these cases as information is received by members of the public.
If you have any information that could assist Police, no matter how small, please contact us via 105, either over the phone or online.
You can quote reference number 241213/6143.
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Issued by Police Media Centre
