DURHAM, N.C. — Durham Police are searching for a robbery suspect who injured and escaped from a police officer late Thursday night.
Cory Edwards, 23, was picked up by police at 4900 Apex Highway, near Highway 54, and was brought to Durham police headquarters for questioning regarding a robbery at an ATM.
Edwards, who was handcuffed, overpowered an officer in the police department parking lot as he was being escorted to the building.
Officer B.W. Parker suffered a knee injury and is being treated at Durham Regional Hospital.
Edwards is a black male with dreadlocks. He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, and his hands were handcuffed behind his back.
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