Going down? Yorkshire police hunt criminal who escaped arrest by crawling through a man-made tunnel underneath the floorboards of his Leeds home The fugitive slipped through the hole when police called at his home in Leeds West Yorkshire police jokingly tweeted:'1-0 to him but we will arrange a rematch' Officers had attempted to locate him but when they arrived he did not answer By Luke Andrews For Mailonline Published: 15:58 BST, 14 April 2019 | Updated: 01:25 BST, 15 April 2019 Viewcomments A wanted man managed to evade police capture by escaping through a DIY tunnel under his floorboards. The crafty fugitive slipped past officers after refusing to answer the door in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and remains at large. West Yorkshire Police jokingly tweeted '1-0 to him but we will arrange a rematch soon'. It is not known why they wanted to speak to the man. Officers had attempted to locate him but he would not answer the door. Upon entry, police discovered a square homemade bolthole which had been cut out of the floorboards in the property. This gave him access to outside where he could make his escape. In a statement on Twitter on Saturday, April 13, West Yorkshire Police Leeds West team said: 'Bolt hole that's one way to do it. 'Wanted male who refused to answer the door then dropped into his DIY escape route.' The wanted fugitive escaped through this bolthole, pictured on West Yorkshire Police's twitter, after the force called at his address in Leeds, West Yorkshire Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility