Police are appealing for help in tracing a Hollesley Bay prisoner who has absconded.

Officers were contacted by the prison by the prison at 8.40pm on Wednesday reporting that 32-year-old Louis Stanley was missing following a roll call. He had last been seen at 5.15pm.

Stanley is serving a sentence of four years and six months for burglary and dangerous driving. He is described as white, 5ft 8ins tall, of medium build, with black hair, brown eyes and a beard.

He has connections to the Shepherd’s Bush area of west London.

Anyone who may have seen Stanley, or who has any information regarding his whereabouts, is asked to contact Suffolk police on 101.