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Tag Archives: Fugitives
‘We Need All Eyes on This’: Police Officers Hunt for Subway Gunman
The police released images of the suspect who fatally shot a 48-year-old man on the Q train on Sunday, and they asked for help in locating the gunman.
How Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot Escaped From Russia
After more than a decade of activism, Maria Alyokhina disguised herself as a food courier to evade the police — and a widening crackdown by President Vladimir Putin.
Inside the N.Y.P.D. Manhunt for the Brooklyn Subway Shooter
A quick-thinking transit worker. A father and son off to school. A teenager on a field trip. They all played a part in catching a suspect.
Iowa Man Who Faked His Death to Avoid Trial Is Arrested
Jacob Greer, 28, had been on the run since 2016, fleeing trial on child sexual abuse imagery charges.
Man Who Police Say Used Tinder to Hunt Women Is Charged With Murder
Danueal Drayton raped and strangled Samantha Stewart in 2018, prosecutors say. He was free on bail at the time because of a paperwork mix-up.
Armed Intruder Prompts Lockdown at Joint Base Andrews as Vice President Lands
Vice President Kamala Harris, the second gentleman and four Cabinet members had just landed at the base when two people drove through a security checkpoint, the authorities said.
Man Held for Five Days in Jail Over Mistaken Identity, His Lawyer Says
Leonardo Silva Oliveira, 26, was arrested last week on a warrant out of Palm Beach County for a man with the same name and similar age who was wanted for probation violation charges.
South Korea Indicts Defector From the North Over Leaflets
South Korea banned the spread of leaflets across the border last year. Park Sang-hak, an outspoken activist who defied the ban, was indicted in a first this week.
Fugitive Who Faked His Death and Fled U.S. Is Caught in Scotland, Officials Say
Nicholas Alahverdian, a suspect in a 2008 rape in Utah, was traced to a hospital in Glasgow, where he had been placed on a ventilator with Covid-19, the authorities said.
Two Held in Fatal Shooting of the Memphis Rapper Young Dolph
One suspect was captured by federal marshals in Indiana after failing to surrender as he had promised on social media, the authorities said.
Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78
He was a suspect in three lurid murders and became a fugitive. In September, he was found guilty in the fatal shooting of a confidante and sentenced to life in prison.
Italian Mafia Fugitive Caught In Spain Thanks to Google Maps
Investigators had tracked the man to a town in Spain, and an image found online confirmed that the police were on the right track.
Maryland’s Wayward Zebras Have Been Captured After Nearly Four Months
The two zebras had escaped with another, which was later found dead, from a suburban farm, delighting residents and evading attempts to capture them, the authorities said.
A Murder, Gold Bars, a Jailbreak and Questions About Justice
Was the 1993 killing of a woman near Buffalo committed by a prison escapee? Was the detective who solved the case involved? Is there anything straightforward about this crime?
Ahead of Summit, U.S. Deported Chinese Nationals, and China Let an American Leave
The moves seemed aimed at untangling diplomatic knots as the two countries are clashing over human rights abuses, economic policies and much more.
Search for Abducted Children Leads to Traffic Stop, Gunshots and 4 Dead
Law enforcement authorities in two states had been pursuing a former Baltimore County police officer and a female accomplice, who they said kidnapped the officer’s children.
Father and Son Help Crack Unsolved 1969 Bank Robbery
Theodore J. Conrad pulled off one of the biggest bank robberies in Cleveland’s history. The case eluded officials for decades, until an obituary appeared online and family secrets began to unravel.
Spanish Police Seek Missing Plane Passengers After Emergency Landing
More than 20 people fled a Moroccan flight that diverted to Mallorca after a passenger apparently fell ill. A dozen had yet to be found.
He Escaped Prison in 2015. Did He Kill a Young Mother Decades Before?
A bid to exonerate two men in a Buffalo-area murder centers on the possible role in the crime of Richard Matt, a notorious New York killer.
Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Former Venezuela Spy Chief to U.S.
Hugo Carvajal, once a prominent figure in the government of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, faces drug-trafficking charges in the United States.
Louisiana State Police Did Not Discover Trooper Had Been Killed for Half a Day
Master Trooper Adam Gaubert of the Louisiana State Police was found dead in his car more than 12 hours after he was ambushed on Saturday, the authorities said.
Italy Frees Catalan Separatist Leader From Jail. Here’s How the Case Has Gone.
Carles Puigdemont, a former leader of Catalonia, faces trial in Spain and was detained briefly in Italy. It is not clear if he will appear when the court considers whether to return him to Spain.
Australia Court Orders Malka Leifer to Be Tried Over Sexual Abuse
Malka Leifer, who was extradited from Israel after a long battle, pleaded not guilty to 70 counts.
A Car Racing Fan From Liverpool Is Mistaken for a Mafia Boss
The British man was arrested by armed Dutch police at the request of the Italian authorities, who believed him to be a fugitive Sicilian mobster.
Spain Arrests Former Venezuela Spy Chief Accused of Drug Trafficking
Hugo Carvajal, the former intelligence chief, had been hiding in Madrid, the police said, trying to avoid extradition to the United States.
Married Kremlin Spies, a Shadowy Mission to Moscow and Unrest in Catalonia
Intelligence files suggest an aide to a top Catalan separatist sought help from Russia in the struggle to break with Spain. A fierce new protest group emerged shortly afterward.
Trail in Decades-Old Florida Killings Leads to Brazilian Man
Roberto Wagner Fernandes, who died in a plane crash in Paraguay in 2005, killed three women whose bodies were found in Miami and Broward County in 2000 and 2001, the authorities said.
John McAfee, Software Pioneer Turned Fugitive, Dies in Spanish Prison
Mr. McAfee, who has not been associated with the company that bears his name for more than two decades, was fighting extradition to the United States after his arrest in Spain.
Kim Avis Jailed After Faking Death at ‘Mortuary Beach’
The man’s son told the authorities that his father drowned. Months later, he was found in Colorado and extradited to Scotland, where he was sentenced this week to 15 years in prison.
Americans Plead Guilty in Japan to Aiding Carlos Ghosn’s Escape
Michael Taylor, a former Green Beret, and his son Peter Maxwell Taylor helped the former Nissan chief flee to Lebanon and sidestep the Japanese justice system.
As Dictators Target Citizens Abroad, Few Safe Spaces Remain
For émigrés and exiles, pressure on families back home, social media intimidation, even kidnapping, have become a regular part of life.
A New Zealand Fugitive Wanted to Turn Himself In. So He Hired a Helicopter.
James Matthew Bryant spent weeks on the run, doing yoga in the middle of the forest and plotting his next move. Then his face appeared on a TV crime show.
Times Square Shooting Suspect Arrested in Florida
The police said Farrakhan Muhammad opened fire during an argument with his brother, shooting bystanders including a 4-year-old girl.
France Arrests Former Members of Italian Extremist Group
The seven militants had been given refuge in France decades ago, a move which poisoned diplomatic ties between France and Italy. The arrests signal a strengthening of ties between the two governments.
8 Immigrants Killed in Border City Crash
The victims were riding in a pickup truck that was being chased by the police when it collided head-on with another pickup near Del Rio, Texas, the authorities said.
Woman’s Search for Her Birth Parents Leads to a Story of Murder
Kathy Gillcrist said a DNA test she took in 2017 revealed that her father may have been William Bradford Bishop Jr., a fugitive suspected of killing his wife, mother and three sons in 1976.
Michigan Trooper Is Charged After Setting Dog on Man for Nearly 4 Minutes
The man, who the authorities said sustained several bite injuries, can be heard in dash camera footage pleading with Trooper Parker Surbrook to pull the dog off him.
Two Americans Tied to Carlos Ghosn’s Escape Are Extradited to Japan
The father and son face trial on charges that they helped Mr. Ghosn, Nissan’s former chief, flee in a speaker box to Lebanon in 2019.
2 Americans Tied to Carlos Ghosn’s Escape to Be Extradited to Japan
The Supreme Court denied a bid by a father and son to block their extradition. They face trial on charges they helped Japan’s most famous criminal defendant flee to Lebanon.
Six Are Accused of Helping Fugitives Escape From California Jail
The defendants were identified as friends and relatives of six inmates who had escaped from a jail in Merced County this month. Three of the fugitives remain at large, the authorities said.
A Small-Town Official Was Ousted and Headed to Prison. Then He Vanished.
Bill Jones, the former supervisor of a New York town, ran off in 1997. Last month, he was arrested near a Walmart in Ohio.
One of Six Inmates Who Escaped From California Jail Is Recaptured
Edgar Ventura, 22, was arrested Tuesday “without incident” about 35 miles south of the Merced County Downtown Jail, officials said.
Manhunt Underway for Six Escaped California Inmates
The men used a rope made of braided bedsheets to scale the side of a jail.
Suspect in Attempted Murder of Police Officer Escapes From Holding Cell
David Dahlen escaped from the Portland Police Bureau’s Central Precinct on Saturday after a cleaning crew left the door to his holding cell unlocked, officials said.
South Africa and Malawi Quarrel Over Fate of Shepherd Bushiri, a Fugitive Preacher
Shepherd Bushiri, the founder of a megachurch in South Africa, fled to his home country, Malawi, amid fraud and money laundering charges, leaving the two nations to argue over his fate.
Enslaved, Terrorized, Disenfranchised: Black Americans Still Found Ways to Change America
Two new works of history, “South to Freedom,” by Alice L. Baumgartner, and “The Kidnapping Club,” by Jonathan Daniel Wells, show how the actions of Black Americans have long influenced national politics.
Spanish Judge Releases a Fugitive Italian Mafia Suspect
A court spokesman said the judge had not been aware of accusations linking the fugitive to organized crime.
Peter Madsen, Killer of Kim Wall, Escapes Prison but Is Recaptured
Mr. Madsen fled the Herstedvester Prison near Copenhagen after taking a staff member hostage with what appeared to be a gun, according to local news outlets. He was apprehended a short time later.
‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist
New accounts from the scene raise questions about whether Michael Reinoehl, suspected of killing a far-right Trump supporter, pulled out a gun before officers fatally shot him.