New York — Former Vice President Al Gore escaped from his underground Washington, DC compound into a surrounding forest last week while a handler was absent from his post. Gore gave a speech at New York University immediately after his escape, and authorities fear Gore could give more speeches to the public unless he is recaptured soon.

“We’re trying to get the word out that the former V.P is on the lose, and could be in this area,” Manhattan Chief of Police Dave Rewitz said. “If you have small children, make sure you keep and eye on them at all time.”

Gore was last seen several hours after his escape by a woman in New York City who called the police, but they arrived too late to capture him.

Gore’s handlers have unsuccessfully tried a variety of methods to catch him, from sprinkling sleeping potions to setting up large nets in a forest where it is thought that he is hiding.