Escaped prisoner last seen in Bustleton

Police are looking for a prisoner who escaped from a medical center yesterday afternoon.

Maurice Wheeler left the center Monday without being noticed, and has not been seen since. While authorities use surveillance video to aid the case, anyone who spots Wheeler is encouraged to call police.

He was last seen on the 2200-block of Tremont Street in Bustleton wearing a blue T-shirt and blue pants.

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