Lock your doors and don’t go outside: Chilling warning as ‘several’ prisoners escape from jail housing some of Australia’s most violent inmates
- Several inmates are believed to have escaped from Greenough Regional Prison
- WA Police issued a statement revealing the criminals could be in the nearby area
- Residents have been warned to stay inside, and lock up their homes and vehicles
Several inmates are believed to have escaped from prison, prompting police to issue and urgent warning to residents to keep their doors and windows locked.
Reports came out of Greenough Regional Prison, near Geraldton in Australia’s North West, Tuesday evening, with an unknown number of criminals on the run.
WA Police issued a statement revealing ‘inmates have escaped and maybe in the nearby surrounding area’.
Several inmates have escaped from Greenough Regional Prison (pictured), prompting police to issue and urgent warning to residents to keep their doors and windows locked
Reports came out of the prison (pictured), near Geraldton in Australia’s North West, Tuesday evening, with an unknown number of criminals on the run
‘There is currently a disturbance occurring at the Greenough Regional Prison involving inmates,’ a WA Police spokeswoman said.
‘We urge the public to ensure that all their doors and windows are locked and if driving in the area to keep doors locked.’
The prison has a capacity of 332 and houses both male and female prisoners in maximum, medium and minimum security units.
The number of inmates and the units they escaped from is unknown but it is understood they broke out by scaling a fence.
The centre is located 16 kilometres south of Geraldton, which is about 420 kilometres north of Perth.
The prison (entrance pictured) has a capacity of 332 and houses both male and female prisoners in maximum, medium and minimum security units
More to come.
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