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Police Searching For Escaped Berks County Prisoner

SOUTH HEIDELBERG TWP., Pa. (CBS) - The search is on for a prisoner who escaped from a correctional facility in Berks County.

Pennsylvania State Police say John Diven pulled a fire alarm inside building 30 of the Wernersville Community Corrections Center, then made a run for it.

The man was last seen getting into a red car just after midnight Sunday.

Officials say the prisoner was originally arrested for a DUI.

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