Are these figures captured on closed-circuit TV the first images of the missing Bramley family in North Yorkshire?

A family thought to be the missing Bramleys on CCTV in Hungat, Pickering

Police want the public to help identify the four people caught on film in Pickering. They believe they could be the missing family.

The pictures were caught on a CCTV camera in the centre of Pickering on January 2, the day the family was supposedly seen travelling on the North York Moors Railway between Grosmont and Pickering.

PC Steve Morley, of Cambridgeshire police, said: "It shows a family walking along the street and there is also some home video footage showing a little girl which matches the description of Hannah.

"We need to know one way or another if the video footage shows the missing family. If someone sees these pictures and they recognise either themselves or maybe even the family then we would ask them to contact us urgently."

DC Bill Nisbet said today the force had received a number of phone calls from people as a result of the video images being shown on GMTV, but they were not fresh sightings.

He said: "People are ringing up saying they saw them last Tuesday, or last week in various places but we want something bang up to date.

"We want someone saying 'they are living in the house across from me', and if anyone sees them to ring us immediately."

Jeff and Jennifer Bramley and Jade and Hannah Bennett, disappeared 17 weeks ago after the Bramleys were told they would have to give up their two foster daughters.

Their car was found abandoned in York, then on January 2 a part-time ticket-collector reported seeing them on the Grosmont to Pickering train.

Cambridgeshire detectives might return to York this week if the release of the video footage uncovers any more leads.

PC Morley said: "We remain in close contact with North Yorkshire police."

Anyone with information about the family should contact Cambridgeshire Police on 01480 456111.

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