Escaped prisoner on armed robbery spree caught after ramming patrol car

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A manhunt for a dangerous criminal involved in a crime spree after escaping an open prison ended on Sunday night after he was arrested following a high-speed garda chase in which a patrol car was rammed.

The 48-year-old, who has over 100 previous convictions, including being unlawfully at large from custody, escaped from Loughan House open prison in Co Cavan on October 7.