Prisoner escaped from Secane District Court, Upper Darby police say

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) -- Upper Darby Police officers are telling area residents to keep their cars and houses locked as they continue the search for an escaped prisoner.

Officials said a female prisoner escaped from the custody of a constable at the Secane District Court Thursday afternoon.
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Police are searching for Carolyn Quiah, 27, of Glenolden.

Officials said Quiah was arrested Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault and she broke away from a constable Thursday at her arraignment hearing.

Quiah was seen in a beauty supply store Friday on the 100 block of Baltimore Pike in Lansdowne.



Police received a call 20 minutes after she had left the store in a minivan that she was driving.



Police ask anyone who sees someone matching her description to call 911.
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