A woman whom police said escaped from a work furlough center last year was captured early yesterday morning after police responded to a call about an argument.

The woman was arrested in the Punchbowl area at 4:40 a.m. She had been reported missing from the center on March 2, 2007. Police said they were responded to an argument call this morning, and during the investigation, the woman, 43, was identified as an escapee from the furlough center.

She was arrested without incident.