Suspect Who Escaped From Harlem Police Station Surrenders To Authorities
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A burglary suspect who escaped from an East Harlem police station Friday evening is back in police custody.
Arthur Collins, 57, of the Bronx, turned himself in to police in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning, police said.
Collins was booked Friday at the 25th Precinct station house at 120 E. 119 St. when he escaped around 7:10 p.m., police said.
A police helicopter and bloodhound were called in to help with the search. The dog appeared to pick up Collins' scent as it led cops to the subway station at East 116th Street and Lexington Avenue, just blocks from the station house, CBS2's Tracee Carrasco reported. But he managed to elude police throughout the weekend.
Collins was wearing a black shirt, black pants and no shoes when he escaped, cops said.
Police said they responded to a 911 burglary call around 1:45 p.m. Friday and found Collins inside an apartment at 1976 Madison Ave. He tried to flee but was apprehended before he could leave the building, cops said.
Collins had crack, cocaine, heroin, marijuana and a firearm silencer on him, police said.
He was placed in a holding cell without handcuffs, but when officers went to check on him during processing, they discovered he was gone, police said.
According to the state Corrections Department, Collins served prison time in the 1970s for attempted manslaughter and in the 1980s for attempted murder.
The incident marked the second time in a little more than a month that a suspect has escaped police custody in Harlem. On June 23, Tareek Arnold was being taken from the 32nd Precinct station house to Central Booking when he allegedly shoved a police officer to the pavement and took off while still in handcuffs. After nearly a month on the run, Arnold was tracked down by police last Monday night in an apartment at 139th Street and Fifth Avenue, authorities said.
