Convict fails to return to HMP Sudbury

Alfred Adams did not return after a period of temporary release from the open prison on Tuesday 13 December.

The 44-year-old is currently serving a 12-year sentence for burglary, theft, and intent to steal in relation to a series of attacks on cash machines and was convicted at Leicestershire Crown Court in 2018.

Adams is described as around 5ft 7in tall, of medium build with brown hair and blue eyes. He has a scar on his cheek and tattoos on his arms.

He has links to the Wigan, Warrington, Stoke-on-Trent, Leicestershire, Newark and Essex, and it is believed he may also have links to the travelling community.

Members of the public are asked not to approach Adams and instead contact Derbyshire police with reference quoting reference 7 of 14 December.

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