Saskatoon

Saskatoon teen escapes custody from Kilburn Hall

A 16-year-old is back in custody after taking off from the Kilburn Hall youth detention facility on Wednesday.

Arrested after 30 minutes on the loose

The teen took off on foot from the Kilburn Hall youth detention centre. (CBC)

A teen is back in custody after a brief dash to freedom Wednesday in Saskatoon.

The 16-year-old took off from open custody at Kilburn Hall. According to police, the teen took off running from the centre in the east-side Buena Vista neighbourhood at 4:42 p.m. CST.

It took police about half an hour to re-capture the youth.

There were no injuries. He'll be back in court today.