THE REWARD to catch a wanted man has doubled as police try to find out where he is.

Kesley Searle was released from prison on licence after being jailed for robbery in Sussex.

But he has broken the terms of his release.

Sussex Police offered a £500 reward for information about his whereabouts in January.

Now the reward has gone up to £1,000, and officers say the 26-year-old could be in Brighton, Hastings or Eastbourne.

Searle is a white man, 5ft 10ins tall and of medium build, he has blond hair and blue eyes.

Detective Inspector Daniel Dugan of Hastings CID said: "As we have previously asked, if you see Searle, do not approach him, just dial 999.”

In a statement Sussex Police said: “We have increased from £500 to £1000 the reward offered for information leading to the arrest of 26-year-old Kesley Searle.

“Searle is wanted for recall to prison having broken the terms of his release licence, and a reward of £500 was originally offered in January for information leading to his arrest.

“But detectives are now offering up to £1000.

“He had been released from prison on licence in November 2020, part way through a sentence for robbery, but the probation service requires his arrest and return to prison as he has broken the terms of that licence.”

Anyone with information should report it online or call 101 and quote reference 827 of 02/03.