South Korean man on wanted list after fleeing from police hospital in Tokyo
A South Korean man in his 60s, who fled from a police hospital over the weekend, has been put on a nationwide wanted list on suspicion of theft and intrusion, police said. The police identified him as Kim Won Gi, 64, who is on the ...
Osaka fugitive, on the run since mid-August, is arrested for stealing food in Yamaguchi Prefecture
A 30-year-old fugitive who escaped from a police station in Osaka Prefecture in mid-August is arrested in Yamaguchi Prefecture for shoplifting rice cakes and other food at a roadside rest area.
News outlets quick to fall in love with prison break coverage
Did somebody say "prison break"? The thought took me back to the late 1970s, when I was waiting in the outbound immigration queue at Narita Airport, and found myself standing beside U.S. actor David Janssen (1931-80). From 1963, he'd starred in four seasons of ...
Chinese police arrest man sought in 1991 slaying of six in family, hold wife for harboring him
Police in northeastern China say they have caught a suspected murderer who has been on the run for 25 years. An online statement from Shuangyashan city police says the man, identified only by his surname, Guo, allegedly killed six members of a family in 1991 ...
Prime suspect apparently cleared three French checkpoints on drive back to Brussels hotbed
A Belgian fugitive suspected of taking part in the Paris attacks was stopped three times by French police as he was driven back to Brussels the following morning but allowed to carry on his way, a defense lawyer said on Tuesday. As the manhunt continued ...
The longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of James "Whitey" Bulger has pleaded not guilty to a contempt charge for refusing to say whether other people helped the Boston mobster during his 16 years on the run. Catherine Greig entered the plea Monday on the new ...
Tipoff by store clerk brings 18-day California manhunt to deadly end
An 18-day manhunt in the mountainous high desert of central California ended when two deputies opened fire on a man who pulled out a handgun during a confrontation on a rural road, authorities said Sunday. Benjamin Peter Ashley, 34, was struck by several rounds after ...
Florida man ID'd as longtime Ohio fugitive via fingerprint ploy
A convicted killer escaped from an Ohio prison farm in 1959, then was allowed to slip away from law enforcement in 1975 and disappeared until a ruse to get his fingerprints led to his arrest in Florida this week, investigators said Tuesday. Frank Freshwaters, 79, ...
A former Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamic militant denied in an interview broadcast Sunday that he took part in deadly clashes with the military and said he wants to return to his "normal, natural life" with his friends and family. The singer, Fadel Shaker, ...
Hirata gets nine years for role in Aum kidnapping of notary
Former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Makoto Hirata is sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the 1995 kidnapping and confinement of Tokyo notary Kiyoshi Kariya and two other crimes.
Cultist testifies Hirata knew of kidnap plan
Aum Shinrikyo killer Noboru Nakamura testifies against ex-fugitive cultist Makoto Hirata, saying the defendant, despite his denial, had prior knowledge that he would be involved in the 1995 abduction of a Tokyo notary.
The escape of an alleged rapist from a Kawasaki prosecutor's office interrogation room this week highlights the insufficient security steps at such branches as well as the apparent lax guarding of suspected criminals.
