Police are searching for a missing prisoner who is wanted having failed to return to HMP Leyhill following a release on a temporary licence in Bristol. Russell Pope is described as being a white man, aged 37.
He's about 6ft tall and of medium build, with brown hair and eyes. He has a tattoo of the word 'Rico' on his neck.
Pope has links across the city including Redcliffe, Bedminster, Bishopsworth, Hengrove and also Longwell Green. He was due to return to prison on Tuesday, June 20 and police have been carrying out urgent enquiries to trace him.
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If you see Russell Pope, police advise not to approach him but to call 999 immediately. If you have any other information about his whereabouts, call 101 - give the reference number 5223145811 in any case.
