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Sheriff's Department Looking for Escapee Anthony Morales

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Sheriff's Department Looking for Escapee Anthony Morales

Written by George Gale

Thursday, 07 September 2006

(THE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR ONE THAT GOT AWAY)…LT. GEORGE MORENO SAID 29 YEAR OLD ANTHONY MORALES WAS ON A WORK CREW ON THE FRONT LAWN OF THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TUESDAY MORNING, WHEN HE APPARENTLY WALKED AWAY.

MORENO SAYS IT IS SUSPECTED MORALES HAD SOME HELP IN HIS ESCAPE. THE LT. SAYS THEY BELIEVE HIS GIRLFRIEND MAY HAVE HAD A PART IN THE INCIDENT. HE SAID A SUSPICIOUS VAN WAS SEEN IN THE AREA JUST BEFORE MORALES WAS NOTICED MISSING. NO INFORMATION ON THE VAN WAS AVAILABLE. MORALES HAD A WEEK TO GO ON HIS SENTENCE AT THE TIME OF HIS ESCAPE. HE NOW FACES AT LEAST ONE MORE YEAR IN JAIL WHEN HE IS CAUGHT. MORALES HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHENALIA AND A CONCEALED WEAPON. MORENO SAYS MORALES IS FIVE FEET, EIGHT INCHES TALL, A HISPANIC MALE WITH BROWN HAIR AND BROWN EYES. AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST, HIS RESIDENCE WAS IN THE 600 BLOCK OF COMMERCIAL IN EL CENTRO. INVESTIGATORS WOULD ACCEPT ANY INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT. A POSSIBLE REWARD IS AVAILABLE FOR TIPS TO THE CRIME STOPPERS HOT LINE.