WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Police in Luzerne County are looking for an escaped inmate Sunday.
In a social media post, Wilkes-Barre Police say Robert Vargo, 25, escaped from Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
Vargo is originally from Berwick.
Luzerne County jail officials say Vargo walked away from the minimal offenders unit while he was on a clean-up detail Sunday morning.
He was locked up originally on a burglary charge. Authorities will add escape if and when he is caught.
Vargo was last seen heading toward the North Street Bridge over the Susquehanna River, not far from the jail on Water Street.
He was wearing an orange jail top and green jail pants. Those were apparently shed along the way. Vargo was last seen in a tank top and boxer shorts.
Vargo's major identifying characteristic, in addition to blonde hair and blue eyes, is a bar code tattoo on his neck.
Police did not call Vargo dangerous, but they did say if you spot him, do not approach and call 9-1-1.
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