Aaron Forden. Photo / Supplied
Police seeking a repeat prison escaper known as Houdini want to hear from hairdressers who may have tended the locks of the master of disguise.
There has been no sign of 30-year-old Aaron Forden since he broke out of the Mt Eden Corrections Facility early on Monday, and sniffer dogs
lost his scent within a few metres of the prison.
As police seek leads in their hunt for him, they have warned hairdressers to be on the lookout for a redhead wanting a dye job.
Detective Sergeant Iain Chapman said that when Forden escaped from jail in 2008, he went to an Auckland hair salon to have his beard, eyebrows and hair dyed blond.
"He may well be up to his old tricks, so if anyone in the salon business recognises him or recalls having given him an appointment in the past three days, they should contact Auckland City CIB or call 111 directly," he said.
