{"id":311066,"date":"2026-07-31T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311066\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:22:07","slug":"prisoner-escapes-from-bronxcare-hospital-police-say-he-was-arrested-for-stealing-sneakers-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/311066\/","title":{"rendered":"Prisoner escapes from BronxCare Hospital; police say he was arrested for stealing sneakers in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">BRONX, New York (WABC) &#8212; A search is underway for a prisoner who escaped from a hospital in the Bronx on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police say a 42-year-old male prisoner escaped from inside BronxCare Hospital located at 1650 Grand Concourse around 2:10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">They say he was arrested on Friday for a petit larceny in April, when he stole sneakers from a store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He was taken to the hospital and then later fled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police say he has more than 20 prior arrests, for burglary, petit larceny and drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police are canvassing the area for the suspect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No further details have been provided.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This is breaking news. 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