October 4, 2011
Man Who Escaped From Police Car Sentenced
A parolee who kicked out the window of a patrol car and made a run for freedom through a downtown hotel was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 20 years in state prison.
Andrew David Collins, who has two prior robbery convictions, pleaded guilty in May to robbery, burglary, vandalism and resisting arrest. Judge Charles Gill sentenced him 19 years and eight months behind bars.
A clerk at a 7-Eleven store in El Cajon testified last year that Collins swung a baseball bat at him while stealing cigarettes on March 8, 2010. A clerk at an am/pm minimart in El Cajon testified that Collins tried to steal money but got away with only cigarettes on Feb. 10, 2010...
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