The police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a witness in a case that is now before the Lionel Town Resident Magistrate's Court.

He is Keith Thompson, whose last known address is Orchard Avenue in New Town, Clarendon.

The police say they have tried numerous times to contact Thompson but these efforts have proven futile.

Thompson is being asked to report to the Hayes police by January 11.

In addition, anyone who may have information on the whereabouts of Keith Thompson is being asked to contact the Hayes police at 986-5130 or to call the police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.