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Interpol joins hunt for bandit after brazen prison escape

Interpol has joined the hunt for a French bandit who escaped from prison after taking four guards hostage and blasting through a series of armored doors to a waiting car.

 

Manhunt in for murder suspects after jail escape

Two men charged with murder escaped from an Arkansas jail Monday by using a hacksaw to cut through metal bars, KSLA-TV reported.

 

Man who escaped from NJ prison 41 years ago is captured in Portugal

A fugitive's 41-year run from the law, which started with the murder of a World War II veteran from New Jersey, has come to an end. The FBI, United States Marshals Service and New Jersey Department of Corrections jointly announced the arrest of George Wright, 68, in Portugal today. Wright had escaped a state prison in 1970, seven years after he was convicted for the murder of Walter Patterson, a service station worker in Wall.

 

141 inmates escape Mexican prison

141 inmates escape Mexican prison

At least 141 inmates escaped Friday from a prison in Mexico's northeast border city of Nuevo Laredo, Notimex reported, citing an official.

 

AZ prison officials resign after escapes

A warden and a security official have resigned their posts at an Arizona state prison where three inmates escaped last month, a spokesman for the private company that runs the facility said Sunday.

 

Arizona prison escapees linked to N.M. killings

Two men who escaped from a private Arizona prison and a woman thought to have helped them have been linked to the investigation of a couple's killing in New Mexico, authorities said Saturday.

 

One of 3 escaped murderers is captured

One of 3 escaped murderers is captured

One of three convicted killers who escaped from an Arizona prison was captured in Rifle, Colorado, authorities said today. Two other escapees remain at large.

 

3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison

3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison

Police were using helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee.

 

Prisoner Escapes After Posing as Other Inmate

Prisoner Escapes After Posing as Other Inmate

Police are searching for a man who is accused of escaping a Rhode Island state prison after impersonating someone else, MyFoxBoston.com reported.

 

Escaped Prisoner Taunts Police from Facebook

Escaped Prisoner Taunts Police from Facebook

An escaped British prisoner is taunting police and attracting a growing fan base from a Facebook profile page.

 

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