Thursday, April 17, 2014

Convicted robber-on-the-run from Lazenby believed to have committed another offence


Daniel Pearson, who has strong links to Teesside, has been on the run since he adsconded from prison in February




A convicted Teesside robber who is being hunted by police is believed to have committed another offence since going on the run.


Daniel Pearson absconded from Kirkham Prison in Lancashire on February 18 this year and has been on the run ever since.


It was believed he was initially in the Redcar area.


And this is the second time in the space of a year that the 29-year-old has been on the run - he absconded from Kirklevington Prison in February last year - spending seven days on the run.


Pearson, originally from Lazenby, was serving an indeterminate sentence at Kirkham Prison for a robbery he committed in Middlesbrough in 2007.


A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said that he is now wanted in connection with an criminal damage offence, committed in the Cleveland area, which Pearson is believed to have been involved in since he absconded two months ago.


Officers now believe he may have moved on to the North Yorkshire area.


He is described as being white, six feet tall, of slim build with green eyes and short brown hair.


He is known to have strong links to Teesside, in particular the Middlesbrough area.


When he was caught after absconding from Kirklevington Prison, near Yarm, he was taken to Holme House Prison at Stockton.


He then appeared at Teesside Crown Court on February 21 via video link where he pleaded guilty to the escape.


He waved twice at the camera to friends watching proceedings on screens in the Middlesbrough court of Judge Tony Briggs.


His lawyer Shaun Grainger said that Pearson stayed free for a few days before ringing his solicitors, and he arranged to hand himself in to Middlesbrough police station.


It is believed he was later moved to Kirkham Prison to carry on serving his sentence.


Anyone who may have seen him or anyone who may know of his whereabouts is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.



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