Man escaped prison by fax - twice

britexpat
By britexpat

I wonder if Group 4 runs the prisons in Spain :o)

Spanish police have arrested a man who twice escaped from custody by having his wife send fake faxes ordering his release.

He had escaped in December, when he was in a cell at Arganda del Rey courthouse awaiting trial when officers got a fax purportedly from a regional court.

It was followed by a phone call purportedly from a court official, corroborating the release order.

Spanish officers tried to verify the order, but their calls went unanswered. When a second call was received confirming Serna's release, he was freed to a waiting taxi.

Police said Serna used the same trick to escape from Valdemoro jail in October.

By KHATTAK• 13 Apr 2011 09:25
KHATTAK

Happy...Ditto, as they say...great minds think alike :P

By Milky_BarKid• 13 Apr 2011 09:22
Milky_BarKid

Cool and Clever!

By Dennic• 13 Apr 2011 09:12
Dennic

Lols...

By mjamille28• 13 Apr 2011 08:50
mjamille28

LOL happy... :P

By happygolucky• 13 Apr 2011 08:46
happygolucky

per title, I thought he faxed himself out...:)

By anonymous• 13 Apr 2011 08:40
anonymous

Hahaha I admire his guts for trying it a second time.

By s_isale• 13 Apr 2011 08:33
s_isale

jail the police.

By anonymous• 13 Apr 2011 08:33
anonymous

I saw this at television española, so funny!

By PaddyBhoy• 13 Apr 2011 08:26
PaddyBhoy

In Spain anything is possible.

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