Overview

• Ali A., 30, did not return on Wednesday evening, October 8, from an approved outing from a Hildesheim psychiatric clinic.
• After unsuccessful searches, the Hildesheim public prosecutor ordered an official photo appeal, and police are seeking information from the public.
• Police describe him as slim, about 178 cm tall, dark-skinned, with brown eyes and short black dreadlocks, with tattoos reading “K” on the left forearm and “PE” on the right upper arm.
• He was last seen in a black-and-white college jacket with white lettering, a black sweater, wide blue jeans, beige Timberland shoes, possibly a cap, and carrying a black backpack and a neon-green mountain bike.
• Authorities urge people not to approach him and to call emergency services or Polizei Hildesheim at 05121/939-115, noting the released photo matches his current appearance.