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

A 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 shou ...