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Police have arrested a convicted armed robber on suspicion of escaping from a prison van in Worcestershire.Police have arrested a convicted armed robber on suspicion of escaping from a prison van in Worcestershire.
Craig Hickinbottom, 25, who was serving a five-year sentence, went missing while being taken to Blakenhurst Prison in the county on Wednesday last week. Craig Hickinbottom, 24, who was serving a five-year sentence, went missing while being taken to Blakenhurst Prison in the county on Wednesday last week.
He was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Midlands on Thursday evening and remains in police custody.He was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Midlands on Thursday evening and remains in police custody.
Two other men, aged 23 and 24, were also arrested at the time on suspicion of assisting an offender unlawfully.Two other men, aged 23 and 24, were also arrested at the time on suspicion of assisting an offender unlawfully.
Hickinbottom was jailed for two armed robberies committed in Stourbridge and Kingswinford in 2002.Hickinbottom was jailed for two armed robberies committed in Stourbridge and Kingswinford in 2002.
Two armed men threatened guards when they forced the van to stop in Hewell Lane, Redditch, less than 400 yards from the jail.Two armed men threatened guards when they forced the van to stop in Hewell Lane, Redditch, less than 400 yards from the jail.
The gang then drove off in an Audi car that was later found in Oldbury in the West Midlands.The gang then drove off in an Audi car that was later found in Oldbury in the West Midlands.
The inmate was returning to jail after appearing in court in Worcestershire for a driving offence.The inmate was returning to jail after appearing in court in Worcestershire for a driving offence.