Official: CA prisoner steals fire engine to escape

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The Associated Press Updated 5:11 PM Monday, January 2, 2012

SAN DIEGO — An official says an inmate escaped from a state prison in San Diego County by stealing the prison fire engine on New Year's Day.

Authorities are seeking 51-year-old Thomas Kelley, a convicted car thief who was jailed at Donovan state prison in November for a parole violation.

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 the driver fled when the truck was stopped.

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Information from: The San Diego Union-Tribune, http://www.signonsandiego.com

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January 02, 2012 10:04 PM EST

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