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DUI Suspect Escapes Sheriff's Station In Calabasas

CALABASAS (CBSLA) – A man arrested on drunken driving charges early Tuesday morning somehow escaped from a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department station in Calabasas, but was later captured.

The 23-year-old man somehow escaped from deputies at 1:47 a.m. from the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station located at 27050 Agoura Rd., according to the sheriff's department.

The man, who was unarmed, was described as Hispanic, wearing a white T-shirt and dark shorts. His name was not released.

An air and ground search ensued, with residents asked to keep their doors locked. The man was eventually found and taken into custody a little before 8 a.m.

The details regarding how he escaped or exactly why he was arrested were not immediately released. His name was not disclosed.

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