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Fugitive Headed Back to UK After Poolside Arrest

Kevin Spak — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:40:00 CDT

The last fugitive on a UK Crimestoppers hit list has agreed to be extradited back to Britain, after an arrest almost as dramatic as his original escape. Police captured convicted machete-wielding robber Andrew Moran while he was relaxing poolside with his girlfriend at a luxury villa in Spain, the Telegraph...

New York Shuts Down Subway Over Teen Fugitive

Kevin Spak — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:42:22 CDT

New York shut down four of its subway lines for at least an hour today in pursuit of a fleeing suspect. What sort of dangerous fugitive prompted this manhunt? A barefoot 17-year-old who had allegedly been stealing jewelry from old ladies. Police were leading Vincens Vuktilaj out of his apartment...

NYC Hit-Run Fugitive: I'm Really Not a Bad Guy

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:07:54 CST

Despite the fact that the man suspected of killing an expectant Brooklyn couple and their baby in a hit-and-run accident promised yesterday to turn himself in, police are still searching for Julio Acevedo. The Hasidic Jewish community victims Nachman and Raizy Glauber belonged to is offering a $15,000 reward...

Dorner Tried to Hitch a Ride to Mexico With Fishermen

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:37:19 CST

Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop who died last week after allegedly killing four people, tried to escape to Mexico, NBC News reports. On Feb. 5, just two days after he allegedly killed his first two victims, fishermen at San Diego's Driscoll Wharf say he approached them and tried to find someone...

Autopsy Suggests Dorner Killed Himself

John Johnson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:32:17 CST

It looks like Christopher Dorner killed himself in his showdown with police at a mountain cabin in California. Autopsy results show that Dorner died of a single gunshot wound to the head, reports AP . While he had been in a fierce gunfight with officers prior to that, a spokesman for...

Sheriff Confirms: Body Was Dorner's

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:24:51 CST

Officials say burned remains found in a California mountain cabin have been positively identified as fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner. A spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County sheriff's office said Dorner's dental records proved to be a match. She did not give a cause of death. The outcome wasn't...

Sheriff: We Did Not Intentionally Set Dorner Fire

Mark Russell — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:55:00 CST

Though authorities are unable to "absolutely, positively confirm" that the burned body found in Big Bear cabin is that of Christopher Dorner, they "believe the investigation is over at this point," says Sheriff John McMahon. McMahon also yesterday asserted that police did not intentionally burn down the cabin ; rather, the...

Loophole Threatens $1M Dorner Reward

John Johnson — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:25:05 CST

Christopher Dorner's all-but-certain demise came thanks to the help of a few civilians, notably the two people who entered what they thought was an empty cabin only to be accosted by the fugitive and tied up. (Update: Turns out, they weren't maids .) One of them managed to call for...

Did Police Start Fire in Dorner Cabin?

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:14:54 CST

Did police start the fire that may have consumed the body of fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner? In police audio broadcast on KCAL yesterday, officers can be heard apparently yelling, "Burn it down" or "Burn him out." Another YouTube video claims to be a police scanner recording, and it features a...