HMP Dovegate prisoner Haroon Ahmed escapes
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Haroon Ahmed escaped from HMP Dovegate, near Marchington, on Wednesday
Police are hunting a "violent" convicted robber who has escaped from a category B prison in Staffordshire.
Haroon Ahmed, from the Derby area, escaped from HMP Dovegate, near Marchington, at about 16:15 BST on Wednesday.
Ahmed, 26, has been serving a sentence for a robbery he committed in Derby in January 2008.
A 25-year-old man from Derby has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and is in police custody.
A black Volkswagen Golf, which officers believe Ahmed had access to, has been seized and will be examined by forensic experts.
Ahmed is described as Asian, 6ft tall with a thin build and short black hair. He was wearing jeans and a grey t-shirt when he escaped.
A Staffordshire Police statement said: "Due to his conviction for a violent robbery we advise members of the public not to approach him and to instead ring 999."