Sussex Police said that it was searching for Benjamin Humphrey, from Shoreham, who is wanted on recall to prison.
The force said: “The 29-year-old was convicted of knifepoint robbery in Lancing on 4 January 2007 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of three years and 309 days.
“Humphrey is believed to be in Sussex – possibly the Brighton area – but is also known to have links to London, Essex and the Channel Islands.”
Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to contact 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101.
Alternatively, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.