Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a facility in Miami-Dade Friday evening.
Joshua Thompson, 31, escaped from the Miami North Community Release Center at 7090 Northwest 41st Street, Miami-Dade Police officials said.
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WATCH HEREThe facility is linked to the State of Florida's Department of Corrections.
Thompson fled on foot and was later spotted by police behind a building in the area of 85th Avenue and Northwest 33rd Street, officials said.
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Officers set up a perimeter but weren't able to take Thompson into custody.
Thompson has a lengthy criminal history that includes convictions for burglary and grand theft in Broward, records showed.
Anyone who sees him is asked to call authorities.
