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NYC suspect escapes Bellevue Hospital, seen walking using cane

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Published Feb. 4, 2024, 4:39 p.m. ET

The NYPD is searching for a man who escaped from police custody while at Bellevue Hospital early Saturday morning, authorities said.

Christopher Miller, 23, of Manhattan, was being treated at the hospital at about 3:50 a.m. when he dipped out of his room and fled out a side door near East 28th Street and FDR Drive, the NYPD said.

Miller stands about 5-foot, 6-inches tall, weighs about 160 pounds and has black hair, cops said.

Christopher Miller, 23, escaped from police custody at Bellevue Hospital, according to authorities.
Christopher Miller, 23, escaped from police custody at Bellevue Hospital on Saturday, according to authorities. DCPI
Miller slipped out of a side door in the hospital near East 28th Street and FDR Drive.
Miller slipped out of a side door in the hospital near East 28th Street and FDR Drive. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

He was wearing a gray sweatsuit and carrying a black cane when cops last saw him.

Police ask that anyone with information call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.