The Paper Shop in Donegal which was targeted by criminal gang

THE on-the-run prisoner who escaped from police custody yesterday was part of a gang which raided homes and business premises in the Glenties and Dungloe areas of Co Donegal.

The hunt for the 40-year-old continues today with the man’s details circulated force wide.

Police have been visiting his known haunts and associates to see if he has turned up.

The PSNI add, however, that he is not a risk to members of the public.

The 40-year-old, one of three arrested in Derry in connection with the break-ins, escaped from police custody yesterday after being taken to Altnagelvin Hospital after saying he had felt unwell.

The two others arrested, one of them a woman, remain in police custody.

At least ten homes and business premises were targeted in the burglaries across Donegal.