A NUMBER of officers and a helicopter have been out in Worthing’s town centre looking for a man who escaped police custody.

Sussex Police revealed that a 26-year-old man from Goring who was arrested on Thursday morning for breaching bail conditions, issued by another force, has escaped.

He was taken to Worthing Hospital after telling officers he felt ill and while being treated he absconded.

A spokesman for the force confirmed he was arrested at 5:30pm on Thursday.