ESCAPED INMATE MAY BE IN EAST COUNTY

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Update: Torillo was captured Tuesday night at an El Cajon motel.  He will face charges of escaping custody in addition to drug-related charges.

September 9, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – The Sheriff has issued a warning to residents to be on the lookout for Don Andrea Torrillo, a prisoner who escaped custody from Central Jail just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. He was last seen wearing a dark sleeveless shirt with a star in the middle, khaki shorts and slippers. He has a tattoo on his left bicep shoulder area. He has short brown hair and eyes.

Torillo is known to frequent the El Cajon, Santee, and Rancho San Diego areas.

He was arrested September 5th in Santee on charges of possessing drugs for sale and drugs paraphernalia, as well as being under the influence of drugs. The warranted was served on Torillo at a home in the 700 block of Singing Trails Drive. He has no history of violence.

If you see him, call 9-1-1. If you have information on Torrillo’s whereabouts, you can call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. You can remain anonymous and be eligible for up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.


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