MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A prisoner escaped a Manhattan parole facility and remains on the loose.
Authorities say the handcuffed parolee escaped the New York State Division of Parole at 314 W. 40th Street in Midtown Wednesday afternoon.
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During an office report, it was determined prisoner Travis Simon violated his conditions in an important respect and was being referred to a 45-day treatment program in New York City when he fled custody, according to the New York State's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Simon had been on parole after serving a seven-year sentence for first degree assault.
Local and state law enforcement agencies have been notified and, along with DOCCS, are actively looking for him.
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