Burnie escapee still on the run

A REVIEW of Burnie Police Station’s security procedures will be conducted after a man being processed on a charge of failing to appear fled out a side door, down a fire escape and into the street on Monday afternoon.

Braydon William Stanley, who featured in a Tasmania Police Wanted Wednesday Facebook post in June, had arrived at the police station under lock and key in the back of a divisional van.

He had been arrested at Irishtown at 3.30pm on a charge of fail to appear.

An hour later he was being processed to be remanded in custody overnight to appear in the Burnie Magistrates Court.

“He was in the charge room downstairs when he ran out a side door and down the fire escape,” Inspector Adrian Shadbolt said as the search for the 26-year-old continued.

“This is a very rare event and we will be conducting an extensive review of security. He did not walk out of the station. He ran at great speed.”

Insp Shadbolt said police were following procedure at the time of Stanley’s escape.

After running from the station, police allege Stanley continued towards the Burnie Port, scaled a number of fences into the railyards area and stole a motor vehicle which had its keys in the ignition.

Police say Stanley then drove to Upper Burnie, dumped the car and fled on foot.

Police are still looking for him and several properties were searched yesterday.

Insp Shadbolt has a simple message for Stanley: “We will catch up with you eventually and it is more favourable if you give yourself up.”

Stanley was listed to appear in the Burnie Magistrates Court at 9.45am yesterday facing three counts of stealing, three counts of motor vehicle stealing, one count of burglary, three counts of breaching a police family violence order and one count of recklessly throw a missile to the danger of property of another person.

Stanley has been jailed in the past and pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing and another of making off without payment in 2016.

Insp Shadbolt insisted Stanley was not a threat to the community but should not be approached. “I would like to remind people that aiding and assisting someone on the run from police is also a crime.”