POLICE are warning the public NOT TO APPROACH a wanted sex offender who is on the run with links to the area.

Avon and Somerset Police have issued an appeal to help catch Krzysztof O’Donnell, also known as Krystoff ODonnell, who is wanted for breaching a sex offender's order.

The 33-year old has failed to comply with the notification requirements of the order and was last seen in Bristol on Thursday, 28 January, but has links to Wiltshire and South Gloucester.

He’s described as a white eastern European man, 6ft 1ins, of proportionate build, with shoulder-length fair/brown curly hair, a moustache, goatee-style beard and blue eyes. He’s originally from Poland and speaks with a Polish accent.

Officers are advising the public not to approach him and to report any sightings immediately via 999.