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Inmate on the loose after escaping from van in Howard County, Maryland

Randy Morris, 38, got away near Dorsey Run Road/Route 32, police said

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Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a transport van Wednesday morning.

Randy Morris, 38, escaped in the area of Dorsey Run Road/Route 32. Howard County police said the Department of Corrections notified them of the situation about 8:30 a.m.

Maryland state police, Howard County police and Anne Arundel County police are searching on foot and with drones.

Morris has been serving a sentence for burglary.

He was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue shorts and "is no longer wearing handcuffs or shackles," police said. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 130-140 pounds and is bald, with a beard. Anyone who sees him should call 911, police said.

Morris is at least the second inmate on the loose in the greater Maryland/Virginia region in less than a week.

Authorities are continuing to search for 21-year-old Naseem Roulack, who escaped from a hospital early Saturday in Henrico County, Virginia.

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