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Prison escaper left cartoon taunt

Escaper Kevin Polwart left a cartoon taunt for police and prison authorities when he cut his way to freedom.

Police try to track escaped inmate through family, friends

Police are now trying to track down escaped prisoner Kevin Polwart through his family and known associates.

Bail for man accused of killing school principal

Low security for escaper despite record

An inmate who cut his way out of Paremoremo prison was moved there after guards at his previous jail found escape plans in his cell.

Escaped inmate may have left Paremoremo area

Police believe a prisoner who broke out of the high security Auckland Prison at Paremoremo may have now made it out of the area.

Jail-breaker on the run before

Police are still hunting for an escaped prisoner who was years earlier on the run for 41 days, in which time he robbed a security van.

Search continues for missing prisoner

Up to 20 police, some of them armed, are searching the area around Auckland Prison at Paremoremo after an inmate cut his way through a double perimeter fence and escaped today.

Prisoner still on the run, investigation launched

The Corrections Department is investigating how an inmate escaped Auckland Prison by breaking through a perimeter fence in the jail workshop.

Judge sends 'weak and cowardly' parents to prison over baby's death

"It was a weak and cowardly strategy and it failed," the judge said.