Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man missing from the state's Illawarra region, and who may be travelling in the Picton area.
Ryan Hammond, aged 28 was reported missing to officers from Chifley Police District last night (Saturday 8 March 2025).
Concerns are held for Ryan's welfare.
He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 170cm tall, with short dark hair, short unshaven dark facial hair, and a tattoo of 'believe' above his left eye, a tattoo of a swirl on his left hand, and red tattoo of birds or bats on his right arm.
Ryan was last seen wearing a red jumper and dark sunglasses.
He may be travelling in a 2005 white Audi A3 sedan with NSW registration 'DA81KS' and may be in the Picton or Douglas Park areas. He is also known to frequent the Illawarra, Bathurst, Dubbo, Wollongong, and Orange areas.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Chifley Police or Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
