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Maine fugitive with loose lips arrested in Conn.

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:04:24 -0400

WATERVILLE, Maine - A Maine man wanted by police after leading officers on a high-speed chase is in custody in Connecticut.

8-year term for Bulger girlfriend upheld in Mass.

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:02 -0400

BOSTON - The longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger lost her bid to reduce the eight-year prison sentence she received for helping Bulger during his 16 years as a fugitive.

Escaped Ky. prison inmate caught in Kingsport

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:17:25 -0400

KINGSPORT, Tennessee - An inmate who escaped from a Kentucky prison more than two years ago has been caught in Kingsport, Tennessee

Indiana fugitive charged in Alabama kidnapping

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:52 -0400

LOXLEY, Alabama - Authorities have arrested a fugitive from Indiana who is charged with kidnapping a woman and her child.

Ky. fugitive fought before arrest in Wyoming

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:14:26 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - One of Kentucky's most wanted fugitives ran and fought with officers before being arrested in Wyoming.

Convicted killer caught weeks after fleeing Mich.

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:50:07 -0400

DETROIT - A convicted killer from Detroit has been captured in Ohio, a month after he cut his electronic monitor and fled.

Official: UK fugitive won't fight extradition

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:26:16 -0400

MADRID - A Spanish court says a British fugitive who was arrested while sunbathing at a luxury villa has told a judge he will not fight his extradition.

British fugitive caught sunbathing in Spain

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:14:17 -0400

MADRID - Spanish police snuck up on a British fugitive as he sunbathed, arresting him in a dramatic raid that even saw the suspect leap onto the roof of a nearby outhouse to try to get away.

FBI looks for last fugitive in border drug sweep

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:43:04 -0400

ANTHONY, New Mexico - Federal authorities say one fugitive remains at large after four were arrested this week on drug charges stemming from a roundup along the New Mexico-Texas border.

Ex-fugitive pleads guilty in Ga. double-slaying

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:59:45 -0400

COLUMBUS, Georgia - A man who fled the U.S. after a 2007 double-slaying in Columbus, starting a manhunt that made him one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives, has pleaded guilty to murder charges the case just days before he was scheduled to stand trial.

Case of missing NH convicted killer ends in Greece

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:37:11 -0400

NASHUA, New Hampshire - A New Hampshire man who fled a day before being convicted in 1991 of killing his 2-year-old stepson has been tried and convicted again in Greece, where he is serving an 18-year sentence for the boy's death, authorities said Friday.

NY man sentenced for molesting 2 girls in '90s

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:13:06 -0400

LOCKPORT, New York - A western New York man who fled the state before being convicted of sex abuse has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison.

Billionaire Boys Club member sought in hit-and-run

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:13:32 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A former member of the Billionaire Boys Club who served jail time after being convicted of killing his father is wanted by authorities for a San Francisco hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said Thursday.

Mich. governor: Returning fugitive not a priority

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:19:42 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - A request to return a 63-year-old fugitive to Arkansas is not a high priority, Gov. Rick Snyder said Thursday, citing the convicted killer's poor health and saying he has caused no trouble in Michigan.

Philippine police: ex-Marine, murder weapon linked

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:50:54 -0400

ALBANY, New York - More than 20 months after the bodies of a retired Northern Ireland police officer and his girlfriend were found in a Philippines bedroom littered with bullet casings, authorities seeking the extradition of a former U.S. Marine say they have linked him to guns used in the killings and recovered blood-splattered jeans he tried to have burned.

Man wanted in 2 Pa. shootings caught in western NY

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:04:06 -0400

ROCHESTER, New York - Authorities say a Pennsylvania man wanted in connection with the shooting of two people in Philadelphia last year has been caught in western New York.

Ark. governor didn't know about fugitive's health

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:22:34 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday defended his request to have a 63-year-old fugitive returned from Michigan, even though the convicted killer is in poor health.

Ariz. man gets prison term after years on the run

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:05:52 -0400

PRESCOTT, Arizona - An Arizona man who became a fugitive rather than go on trial in two assault cases now faces 7½ years in prison after being apprehended a decade later.

British police arrest fugitive wanted in US

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:14:34 -0400

LONDON - British police have arrested a fugitive who jumped bail nine years ago on attempted murder and kidnapping charges in the United States.

Feds catch Ariz. fugitive after decade on the run

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:55:03 -0400

TEMPE, Arizona - Federal authorities have caught up with a fugitive who has been on the run for more than a decade after being convicted of sexual assault charges in Arizona.

NJ fugitive wanted for murder arrested in Fla.

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:16:05 -0400

KISSIMMEE, Florida - Central Florida authorities have arrested a New Jersey fugitive they say was wanted for fatally shooting a man after breaking into his bedroom.

Lohse still awaiting return to Lafayette

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:19:13 -0400

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - Arrangements still are being made to return a 43-year-old Youngsville man who skipped out of his trial in March on vehicular homicide charges.

Illinois fugitive waives extradition

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:10:05 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - A fugitive arrested in Madison after a daylong manhunt in south-central Wisconsin will be returned to Illinois.

Louisiana murder suspect arrested in Michigan

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:56:04 -0400

IRONWOOD, Michigan - Authorities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have arrested a 20-year-old man wanted on a first-degree murder charge in Louisiana.

Mistrial for man arrested in fugitive search

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:11:35 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - A federal judge has declared a mistrial for a man accused of pointing a gun at authorities who were searching his house for a most-wanted fugitive.