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| Police hunt for on-run prisoners | Police hunt for on-run prisoners |
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| Police are hunting for three men who have gone on the run from open prisons in Tayside. | Police are hunting for three men who have gone on the run from open prisons in Tayside. |
| John Cartledge, who is serving an eight-year jail sentence for assault, and convicted housebreaker Dennis Smyth have been missing since Wednesday. | John Cartledge, who is serving an eight-year jail sentence for assault, and convicted housebreaker Dennis Smyth have been missing since Wednesday. |
| Both failed to return to Castle Huntly, near Dundee, after being granted a period of home leave. | Both failed to return to Castle Huntly, near Dundee, after being granted a period of home leave. |
| Simon Lister, who had been sentenced to seven years in 2004 for assaults and robberies, absconded from Noranside. | Simon Lister, who had been sentenced to seven years in 2004 for assaults and robberies, absconded from Noranside. |
| He was also reported missing on Wednesday after he failed to return to the prison following home leave. | He was also reported missing on Wednesday after he failed to return to the prison following home leave. |
| Lister is from the Penicuik area of Edinburgh and is 5ft 8in, slim, with blue eyes and fair hair. | Lister is from the Penicuik area of Edinburgh and is 5ft 8in, slim, with blue eyes and fair hair. |
| Police appeal | Police appeal |
| At the High Court in Edinburgh in May 2004, Cartledge, 41, admitted assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement and to the danger of life | At the High Court in Edinburgh in May 2004, Cartledge, 41, admitted assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement and to the danger of life |
| He is about 5ft 8in with blue eyes and short, fair hair and two scars on his left arm and a large scar on the left side of his nose. | He is about 5ft 8in with blue eyes and short, fair hair and two scars on his left arm and a large scar on the left side of his nose. |
| He is known to have friends and family in Glasgow. | He is known to have friends and family in Glasgow. |
| Smyth, jailed for six years and eight months at the High Court in Glasgow in February 2006, is about 5ft 7in with short brown hair, blue eyes and a pierced left ear. | Smyth, jailed for six years and eight months at the High Court in Glasgow in February 2006, is about 5ft 7in with short brown hair, blue eyes and a pierced left ear. |
| The 39-year-old, who has a number of tattoos, only arrived at Castle Huntly four months ago. | The 39-year-old, who has a number of tattoos, only arrived at Castle Huntly four months ago. |
| Tayside Police has asked anyone who knows where the men are to contact officers. | Tayside Police has asked anyone who knows where the men are to contact officers. |