Inmate crashes out of Iowa jail in stolen transport van
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An inmate who escaped from a western Iowa jail has been captured after crashing a stolen vehicle during a police chase in neighboring Nebraska.
Authorities have acknowledged that an inmate stole a transport van and crashed out of the Pottawattamie County Jail around 11 a.m. Monday.
Authorities say the van was abandoned a few blocks away, where the inmate either met an accomplice or carjacked someone's car. He then drove over the Missouri River into Omaha, Nebraska.
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It's unclear whether the inmate was alone and still in the same vehicle when he crashed in Omaha to end the high-speed police chase.
Representatives for several police agencies involved have not returned calls from The Associated Press seeking details of the inmate's escape or capture.