Ex-police chief escapes from Arkansas prison where he was serving murder, rape sentences

U.S.Ex-police chief escapes from Arkansas prison where he was serving murder, rape sentencesA former police chief who was convicted of rape and murder escaped from the prison where he was serving a 30-year sentence on Sunday, correction officials said.Grant Hardin had been at North Central Unit, a prison located in Calico Rock, Arkansas, since 2017. He escaped around 3:40 p.m., the Arkansas Department of Corrections said in a social media post."Anyone with information about inmate Hardin's whereabouts should contact local law enforcement immediately," the post read.Later, the department said in a social media post that, "It has been determined that Hardin was wearing a makeshift outfit designed to mimic law enforcement when he escaped the North Central Unit. He was not wearing a Department of Corrections uniform, and all DOC-issued equipment has been accounted for."