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Jun 12, 2015 6:14 AM CDT

Dogs Get Whiff of NY Escapees

'Incident' involving inmate, suspected accomplice reported last year

(Newser) - A new lead in the hunt for escaped prisoners Richard Matt and David Sweat: Bloodhounds have picked up the scent of the two men near the Clinton Correctional Facility and discovered a possible campsite in the woods, police say. Sources tell CNN that authorities are reviewing security camera footage from...

Highway Closed
in Hunt for Fugitives

Jun 11, 2015 7:00 AM CDT

Highway Closed in Hunt for Fugitives

Previous NY escapee wishes fugitives luck

(Newser) - After expanding the search to Vermont , authorities hunting escaped prisoners Richard Matt and David Sweat have descended on a village just a few miles from the prison. Police have closed a stretch of State Route 374 and ordered residents of Cadyville, NY, to stay inside and keep their exterior lights...

Hunt for Prison
Escapees in
NY Town a
Dead End

Jun 10, 2015 7:04 AM CDT

Hunt for Prison Escapees in NY Town a Dead End

Authorities in Willsboro come up empty in search for David Sweat, Richard Matt

(Newser) - "Please lock house and car doors tonight. Avoid walking around town if possible." That was part of the directive yesterday tweeted by the town of Willsboro, NY, to residents as the hunt continues for Richard Matt and David Sweat. The focus of the manhunt for the two convicts...

Fugitive Dougherty Siblings Were Armed With AK-47s

Aug 11, 2011 8:31 AM CDT

Fugitive Dougherty Siblings Were Armed With AK-47s

Plus, comments from Lee Grace's fiance

(Newser) - The Dougherty gang's time on the run was the stuff of movies—and the details of the siblings' capture are no less colorful. As reported yesterday , the sister was shot in the leg: It apparently happened as Lee Grace Dougherty ran through a field, armed with an automatic pistol...

Three Dougherty Siblings in Custody in Colorado

Fugitive Siblings
Caught; Sister Shot

UPDATED

Aug 10, 2011 2:03 PM CDT

Fugitive Siblings Caught; Sister Shot

Dougherty clan arrested by Colorado troopers after chase

(Newser) - The Dougherty gang's life on the lam is over. Troopers in Colorado arrested 20-something siblings Ryan, Dylan, and Lee Grace after a high-speed car chase, reports NBC 9 . Police say they shot the sister in the leg after she pointed a gun at them while trying to flee, but...

James "Whitey" Bulger's Apartment: Santa Monica Rental To Be Popular Listing

Renters Flock
to Whitey Bulger's
Santa Monica Digs

Jun 30, 2011 1:19 PM CDT

Renters Flock to Whitey Bulger's Santa Monica Digs

Residents to want live where a fugitive escaped a decade-long manhunt

(Newser) - The simple Santa Monica apartment where James "Whitey" Bulger hid from the FBI for more than a decade could soon be one of the hotter properties in the city's rental market. The door to unit 303 remains sealed with police tape as FBI agents continue to pick the...

FBI's 'Most
Wanted' List
Down to 8

Jun 25, 2011 6:45 PM CDT

FBI's 'Most Wanted' List Down to 8

The top reward left is for $1 million

(Newser) - The FBI won't say who phoned in the tip on Whitey Bulger , only that she saw the agency's TV spots about him, reports AP . Presumably, this mystery person will soon be collecting the $2 million reward. With Bulger and Osama bin Laden ($25 million) accounted for, the current...