Escapee recaptured

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The 52-year-old inmate who walked away from the Humboldt Conservation Camp Aug. 24 has been recaptured.

Robert Tippit was serving a 4-10 year sentence for grant larceny from Washoe County at the time.

Department of Corrections officials say Tippit was arrested by the California Highway Patrol in Lancaster, Calif., on Aug. 27.