By Livern Barrett—-
The head of the Kingston East Police, Superintendent Arthur Brown, has confirmed that two prisoners this morning escaped from police custody.

Brown told The Gleaner a short while ago that he was not yet aware of the circumstances under which the incident occurred.

However, it is understood that the men escaped after police personnel who were transporting them stopped to buy food at a fast food restaurant in Rockfort, east Kingston.

The news of the incident came while National Security Minister Peter Bunting and the police top brass, including Commissioner Owen Ellington, were in east Kingston touring the volatile Crusher Heights community in Harbour View.