This article was written by Waterford Patch Editor Paul Petrone and reposted here by Ledyard Patch Editor Jessie King
Update:
WFSB is reporting that Lori Beyus, who escaped from Niantic's York Correctional Institution Sunday morning, has been captured. No further information about her capture was immediately available.
Update:
A press release from the Department of Corrections:
A full-scale search is underway for a female inmate who escaped from the York Correctional Institution in Niantic early Sunday morning.
At approximately 6:16 a.m. today, the facility was placed in lock-down and an emergency count was ordered when correctional officers reported that an inmate was missing during breakfast in the facility dining hall. The offender, identified as Lori Beyus, #347491, age 49, is from Torrington.
Beyus last entered the system on Nov. 2, 2012 as a temporary surrender for the charge of second-degree robbery. She is currently serving a 51-month sentence.
Original Story:
This was just posted on the East Lyme Public Safety Facebook Page:
Prisoner escape. Today an inmate walked off the prison grounds. Her name is Lori Beyus. She is a 5'7'', 180 lbs white female with brown hair, brown eyes.
If you have any information, call State Police Troop E at (860) 848-6500.
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