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LYNN HAVEN An inmate who escaped in Bay County four days ago was captured Wednesday afternoon.
Michael A. Pizzuto, 31, was caught in the 3200 block of Country Club Drive in Lynn Haven, a Panama City Police Department press release states. Also, Lauren Luton and Anthony Ricks were arrested and charged with aiding an escaped prisoner.
Pizzuto escaped after he cut his electronic monitor and fled from the Department of Corrections Community Release Center on Highway 390 early Saturday morning. The Panama City Police Department, along with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Lynn Haven Police Department began searching for Pizzuto immediately.
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The training will begin around 5 p.m. at the Panama City Hall building at 501 Harrison Avenue.
Residents and motorists might notice a heavy police presence in the area of Harrison Avenue and Grace Avenue.
The police department asks that residents avoid the area of training this evening if possible.
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The investigation began when PCPD officers were called to The Home Depot on 23rd Street after White was seen loading merchandise into the back of a U-Haul trailer in the store’s parking lot. White was wearing a Home Depot employee apron in an attempt to conceal his acts, police said.
When officers arrived, White ran off but was caught after a brief chase.
During an investigation, it was learned that White had taken more than $1,500 in merchandise from the Panama City location, the Panama City Beach Home Depot location and possibly from Home Depot stores in Tallahassee in the past couple of weeks, PCPD reported. White also had misrepresented himself as a Home Depot employee in all three instances, police said.