Car Thief Escapes from Prison on a Fire Truck

[ via Huffington Post ] 3 Jan

A 51 year old car thief escaped from a state prison in San Diego County by stealing the prison fire engine on New Year's Day.

Prison spokesman Lt. Patrick Logan says Kelley worked as a firefighter at the prison near the Mexican border. He was discovered missing Sunday night from the minimum security section.

Logan says at about the same time, sheriff's deputies saw a fire engine being driven erratically about 10 miles from the prison. Prison officials say.

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