A MAN with distinctive tattoos has gone missing and police are eager to find him.Police are appealing for help in tracing Stephen Pither, 48, of no fixed address, after he stopped making regular visits to a relative in Beccles.

A MAN with distinctive tattoos has gone missing and police are eager to find him.

Police are appealing for help in tracing Stephen Pither, 48, of no fixed address, after he stopped making regular visits to a relative in Beccles.

He made contact with the relation by phone on August 27, but has not been heard from or seen since.

He was last seen in Beccles on August 22 and was reported missing on September 28.

It is thought he may be in the Colchester area.

Mr Pither is described as white, 5ft 8ins tall, of medium build, with collar length dark brown hair and brown eyes.

He also has a number of tattoos on his hand and a bird design on his arm.

Police are asking Mr Pither, or anyone with information about where he is, to call Beccles police station on 01986 835300.