POLICE have launched a manhunt after a convict went on the run in Hampshire.

Darren Sharpe, 49, has convictions for assault and aggravated burglary and is subject to licence conditions after being released from prison in May.

Anyone who has seen him is warned not to approach him but to call police straight away.

He has links to the Fareham and Southampton areas and officers are conducting their own enquiries as well as appealing to members of the public for assistance.

Police say he is white, about five feet eight inches tall, and has grey cropped hair, and say that anyone assisting or harbouring Sharpe may be committing an offence and could be prosecuted.

Share article Anyone with information is asked to contact Hampshire Police on 101 and quote reference number 44150381332 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.