Hilarious N.J. Escapees Leave Thank You Note

In a story that would be even funnier if they weren’t, you know, violent criminals, one of the inmates who escaped from prison in a Shawshank Redemption-type escape actually left a note for a guard:

“Thank you officer (name redacted) for the tools needed. You’re a real pal! Happy holidays,” Jose Espinosa wrote in a message left in his cell before he and fellow inmate Otis Blunt jumped down 15 feet to a landing, then 30 feet further down and over a razor-wired fence to freedom. The two, both charged with violent felonies, remain at large.

Meanwhile, somebody else says the escape is like Escape from Alcatraz. Personally, I find it more like the escape scene in Masterminds.

Update: Oh, yeah, a dude escaped from a prison in Bucks County, too. He was in jail on forgery charges.

Temple Paying A Bit More Than Penn State Per Win

Hey, there’s something I missed last week (or, worse, read about and then missed): Temple coach Al Golden makes more than Joe Paterno. Joe Pa has also donated millions to the school, so his salary doesn’t really mean anything.

Paterno makes $512,664; Golden makes $575,000.

Golden makes more than JoePa [Broad & Cecil]