Police hunt runaway prisoner

Police have appealed for help to trace an inmate who has absconded from Kirkham Open Prison.

Chris Bryson, 31, went missing yesterday and could have headed for the Manchester area or as far away as Norfolk.

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Wanted: Chris Bryson

Bryson was jailed in 2016 for firearms and drugs offences.

He is described as 5ft 9in tall, of medium build and has a “Kenley” tattoo on his right arm.

He has links with Middleton, Manchester and Norfolk.

Anyone with any information is urged to call 101 quoting log LC-20180518-1209.

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