POLICE are appealing for information after an inmate absconded from Hollesley Bay at the weekend.David Howard, 38, was serving four years for burglary and went missing from the open unit between midnight and 1am on Sunday morning.

POLICE are appealing for information after an inmate absconded from Hollesley Bay.

David Howard, 38, is serving four years for burglary and went missing from the open unit between midnight and 1am on Sunday morning.

He is described as white, 5ft 9ins tall, of medium build, with blue eyes, a shaven or bald head and a grey goatee beard.

Police are advising anyone spotting Howard not to approach him but to alert officers immediately using 999.

Anyone with information should call Suffolk Police on 01473 613500.