![ARREST: Kyle Crighton is taken into custody by police in West Albury on Friday. He was later placed into hotel quarantine, which he allegedly fled on Thursday morning. ARREST: Kyle Crighton is taken into custody by police in West Albury on Friday. He was later placed into hotel quarantine, which he allegedly fled on Thursday morning.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/73d51a71-1b82-4cc1-ac85-272f024d6705.jpg/r138_157_1421_1013_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A COVID-19 positive man arrested by heavily armed police during a drug and firearms operation in West Albury has allegedly escaped from his hotel quarantine.
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Teenager Kyle Crighton allegedly fled isolation from a property on Wagga Road in Albury about 3am on Thursday.
![MUGSHOT: Police have released this image of Crighton and are seeking public assistance to locate him. He is about 165 to 170 centimetres tall with a thin build. MUGSHOT: Police have released this image of Crighton and are seeking public assistance to locate him. He is about 165 to 170 centimetres tall with a thin build.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/b06fd358-42c6-4fc7-b355-28b3dcafa847.png/r0_0_210_217_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
He had been taken into custody with Kane Harniman during a raid on Friday last week, in which two guns and drugs were recovered.
Police donned protective clothing when searching the Southernview Drive home amid coronavirus concerns.
![SEARCH: Police used protective clothing while searching the West Albury home. SEARCH: Police used protective clothing while searching the West Albury home.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/ded344de-dc76-4d10-9b4d-7558b2c682f9.JPG/r0_0_4928_3263_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Police yesterday said Crighton had breached public health orders by fleeing the hotel.
"A warrant has since been issued for his arrest for failing to comply with a self-isolation direction," a spokesman said.
He has links to both Albury and Wodonga.
Call (02) 6023 9299 or 1800 333 000.
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