POLICE are looking for a man who escaped from a security van window as he was being driven to Belmarsh.

Tyran Reid, 33, had just appeared at Greenwich Magistrates’ Court and was being driven back to prison in a Serco-Wincanton van on January 6 when he escaped at 4.10pm.

Whilst the van was stationary in traffic in Woolwich Road at a junction with Fingal Street, Greenwich, Reid managed to slip through a skylight window.

Reid is described as a black man, with short hair, medium build, approximately 5ft 7in.

He has a birth mark on his left cheek, a scar on the right side if his nose, several small cuts to his left hand, a deep scar on his left forefinger and another on his right wrist.

The man has links with the Eltham area and was appearing in court after being charged with burglaries and for absconding from Ford prison.

Reid should not be approached by members of the public.

If you see him call DS Darren Bowden from Plumstead CID on 020 8284 9543 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.