Escaped prisoner still on the run

Police are still asking for public help to track down a prisoner who escaped from Gisborne District Court on Monday afternoon.

Allan Taare Gray, 32, is still on the run. He has links with both Gisborne and Waikato and could be in either area, Senior Sergeant Rodger Gray said yesterday.

He is described as a 175cm tall Maori, last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, socks and jandals.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact police immediately.

- NZPA