Police launch hunt for man on the run from Doncaster prison

Police are hunting a man who has gone on the run from a prison in Doncaster.
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Officers are asking for the public’s help in tracing wanted man John Elliot, who has absconded from an open prison.

Elliot, 41, is currently serving a three-year sentence at HMP Hatfield for burglary.

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On Sunday 11 October, he left the prison and failed to return.

John Elliott has absconded from HMP Hatfield.John Elliott has absconded from HMP Hatfield.
John Elliott has absconded from HMP Hatfield.

While enquiries are ongoing to locate Elliot, police are now asking for your help to find him.

Elliot is described as having a medium build with greying hair and a beard. He is believed to have links to Bradford and the wider West Yorkshire area.

Police are asking anyone who sees him to call 999. If you have any information as to where he might be, please call 101.

Alternatively, you can remain completely anonymous by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. The incident number to quote is 858 of 26 August.