Police are seeking help from the public to trace Lessandro Ross, also known as Paul Ross who was last seen on Niddrie Mains Road in Edinburgh at 3pm on Saturday, December 28.
The 31-year-old who is  from the Fountainbridge area, is described as white, 6ft, slim and has dark hair and a beard.
He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, a black knee-length jacket and black jeans.
Mr Ross is known to regularly be in the city centre, Leith, Craigmillar and Fountainbridge. Anyone with information is asked to contact 101.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
