RCMP looking for prisoner who escaped from police in Dinsmore

Mounties are searching for a prisoner who escaped from police on Canada Day in Dinsmore.

According to the RCMP, officers from the Outlook detachment arrested a man on an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court on Canada Day at around 3 p.m.

“The male, 58-year-old Michael Edstrom of Dinsmore, fled on foot when being escorted to a parked police vehicle,” the RCMP explained in a statement.

“Outlook RCMP is actively working to locate him and ask members of the public to report all sightings or information on his whereabouts.”

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Edstrom stands five-foot-11, police said, and weighs 170 pounds. He has light brown hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a t-shirt, denim cut-off shorts, black sneakers and a baseball cap.

Anyone who spots Edstrom was urged to contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

Dinsmore is located southwest of Saskatoon.