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# Police search for missing 15-year-old believed to be in Ipswich
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/police-search-for-missing-15-year-old-believed-to-be-in-ipswich/
- Published: 2025-10-16T14:36:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:01:27.000Z
- Description: Officers are appealing for help to trace Damaris Richards, who was last seen at his home in the West Midlands on Wednesday, 8 October, and is believed to have travelled to Ipswich.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Appeals, #article, #Import 2026-03-16 14:43

**Why it matters:** Police have been conducting searches in the Ipswich area but have not been able to locate the teenager.

**The details:** Damaris is described as black, approximately 5ft 8in tall and of slim build. He was last seen wearing a black tracksuit and black Nike trainers with a light blue stripe on the side.

**What to do if you can help:** Anyone who believes they have seen Damaris, or who has any information regarding his whereabouts, is asked to contact the Ipswich Response Investigation Team, quoting reference RID: 511829.

You can report information via the Suffolk Constabulary website, by calling 101, or by using the Live Chat service on the force's website.

**The bottom line:** Police are urging anyone with information about Damaris's whereabouts to come forward as searches continue across Ipswich.

**[Report something](https://www.suffolk.police.uk/ro/report/mp/v3.1/add-something-reported-missing/report-a-sighting-of-a-missing-person/?ref=ipswich.co.uk)**

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