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Manhunt Launched After Scott Warner Absconds From HMP Hollesley Bay

Police released a detailed description, highlighting Essex links in the search for the 37-year-old.

Overview

  • Warner was found missing during a routine roll call at the Category D open prison on February 7, prompting an urgent search by Suffolk Constabulary.
  • Officers describe him as white, about 6ft 3in, stocky, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
  • Police advise the public not to approach him, to call 999 immediately for sightings, and to use 101 to share other information.
  • He was reported to be serving four years and seven months for robbery and other offences, and he previously absconded from HMP Sudbury in 2023.
  • Investigators are assessing his known connections to Essex, including the Clacton and Colchester areas, as reporting also notes a separate long-running manhunt for escapee Elliot Riley.