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Jason McGinn is described as white, five feet 10 inches tall with dark brown hair, green eyes, a missing tooth and a recent scratch on his face.The Canadian Press

Alberta Mounties are searching for a prisoner who escaped by fleeing in a marked cruiser.

Police say 26-year-old Jason McGinn jumped into the driver's seat of the cruiser this morning near Thorsby while he was transferred to Drayton Valley RCMP.

McGinn was taken into custody Sunday night for allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle.

The RCMP cruiser was found abandoned near Warburg.

Police say nothing was taken from the police car.

McGinn is described as white, five feet 10 inches tall with dark brown hair, green eyes, a missing tooth and a recent scratch on his face.

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