A distraction burglar who was jailed for almost six years just 18 months ago for targeting an 80-year-old woman in her home has gone on the run from an open prison.Matthew Rooney absconded from Ranby Prison, Retford, Nottinghamshire yesterday.Police said the 36-year-old was working outside the perimeter fence when he disappeared.His photograph has been circulated by forces across the East Midlands.Rooney, of Blue Gates Road, Anstey, was jailed for five years and 10 months in August 2015.At the...
