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Manhunt for Convicted Triple Attempted Murderer Who Fled Kirklevington Day-Release Job

Police issue a do-not-approach alert during an active search.

Overview

  • Cleveland Police began an active search Monday after he was reported missing around 4:30pm.
  • The 44-year-old vanished shortly after 2pm after a shift at the prison’s public car valeting service during an unsupervised day release.
  • Officers are using dogs, a drone and CCTV review during the search, and they warned people to call 999 and not to approach.
  • Police said he is not from Teesside and have no indication of his destination, including whether he travelled via Yarm train station.
  • Laidlaw was convicted in 2007 for three attempted murders in 2006 north London shootings that injured Abu Kamara, Evans Baptiste and Emma Sheridan.