Lincolnshire Police have made an appeal to locate a man who failed to return to North Sea Camp.
James Joseph Smyth, aged 57, is wanted for having absconded from North Sea Camp in Freiston, Boston, having failed to return at 2pm on Tuesday 30 April, following an agreed temporary release.
He was last seen just after 7.30am that morning, walking along the river in the direction of York city centre.He is described as white, 6ft,1in, of slim build, around 64kg.
He has long grey-brown hair (occasionally worn in a top knot), a long grey beard and moustache, and green eyes. He has a scar on his nose and left eye lid.
He also has a distinctive tattoo on his left wrist with the words ‘Daniel’ and ‘Tracey’, as well as a tattoo of a devil on his right shoulder. He sometimes wears glasses. Smyth is serving a sentence for GBH and robbery.
Detective Inspector Mel Rooke said: “We are appealing for help to locate James Joseph Smyth who is wanted for absconding from North Sea Camp yesterday evening. He is known to have connections with the Leeds, West Yorkshire, area.”
A Lincolnshire Police spokesperson said:“If you have any information as to his current whereabouts, please contact us immediately.
“Members of the public are advised not to approach him but if you do see him, please call us on 101 quoting incident 387 of 30 April, or email force.control@lincs.police.uk quoting ‘Incident 387 of 30 April’ in the subject line.”
