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Fugitive burglar updates Facebook | Fugitive burglar updates Facebook |
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An on-the-run prisoner has been updating his friends about life on the run via his Facebook page. | An on-the-run prisoner has been updating his friends about life on the run via his Facebook page. |
Police are trying to use clues left by burglar Craig Lynch, 28, on the social networking site to track him down. | Police are trying to use clues left by burglar Craig Lynch, 28, on the social networking site to track him down. |
Lynch, who has links to Edgware in London, has updated his 248 Facebook friends about nearly crashing his car in icy weather and meals he has had. | |
He absconded from Hollesley Bay open prison, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, in September. | He absconded from Hollesley Bay open prison, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, in September. |
Lynch was given a seven-year jail term after being convicted of aggravated burglary and was serving time towards the end of the sentence at the open prison where he was allowed day release. | Lynch was given a seven-year jail term after being convicted of aggravated burglary and was serving time towards the end of the sentence at the open prison where he was allowed day release. |
Defiant gesture | Defiant gesture |
Police have appealed to his friends on Facebook to tell them where he is. | Police have appealed to his friends on Facebook to tell them where he is. |
A police spokeswoman said officers dealing with the case were making detailed checks to make sure the man on the page they had identified is the wanted prisoner. | A police spokeswoman said officers dealing with the case were making detailed checks to make sure the man on the page they had identified is the wanted prisoner. |
"We are also using the information we have and anything that appears on his site to try and locate him. | "We are also using the information we have and anything that appears on his site to try and locate him. |
"I would appeal to anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact Suffolk Police," she said. | "I would appeal to anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact Suffolk Police," she said. |
A photograph on the page shows Lynch looking at the camera and holding up a finger in an apparent defiant gesture. | A photograph on the page shows Lynch looking at the camera and holding up a finger in an apparent defiant gesture. |
A spokesperson for Facebook said it was aware of Lynch's page on its website and was working with Suffolk police officers to try and track him down. | A spokesperson for Facebook said it was aware of Lynch's page on its website and was working with Suffolk police officers to try and track him down. |
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