Urgent manhunt for rape suspect, 59, on the run for nearly a month as cops issue plea COPS are urgently hunting for a 59-year-old Gloucester man wanted on four counts of raping a woman after he fled last month.
Gloucestershire cops say: "If you see Steele or have any information on his whereabouts you can provide information to police online by completing the following form referencing incident number 311 of 16 December or call 999 if seen at the time.
Vernon Steele, who has no fixed abode, was on bail after he had been charged for the horrific attack last year.
Steele is described as being 5ft 6ins in height, of a large build and has short, dark brown receding hair with a greying beard.
But Steele did not appear at court last month when he was supposed to.
