2 Recaptured After Escape From Harborfields Detention Center in South Jersey
Tense moments in Egg Harbor City Saturday as two teens being held at the Harborfields Atlantic Youth Center on Buffalo Avenue.
The Egg Harbor City Police Department issued an alert, warning of police activity, and urging residents to remain in their homes with the doors locked.
Thankfully, both escapees were captured.
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Saturday Escape From Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center in Egg Harbor City
On social media, several people reported Saturday seeing police running through their yards, in search of the two escapees. Egg Harbor City reported that a large number of law enforcement officers.
Police reported during the escape that it was a black male and a Hispanic male that had escaped.
There has been no official words from authorities about how the two escaped, nor how they were captured.
Stay tuned for more information when it becomes available.
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