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• Texas fugitive caught in Louisiana, son, 4, safe

  November 1, 2012 7:21 AM

  TYLER, Texas (AP) - An East Texas man charged with killing his ex-wife and snatching their 4-year-old son has been arrested in Louisiana and the boy is safe. Tyler police early Thursday announced the arrest of James Calvert in West Monroe, La., on a capital murder warrant. His son, Lucas,... more »

• Escaped prisoner caught in Baton Rouge

  February 17, 2012 10:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A man wanted by Rayne authorities after he escaped and stole a city truck has been arrested in Baton Rouge. The Advertiser of Lafayette says 42-year-old John Jesse Smith escaped Feb. 4. He was a state trusty and was being allowed to perform public works... more »

• Gangster caught in Calif. expected back in Mass.

  June 24, 2011 10:52 AM

  BOSTON (AP) - Gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, nabbed in California this week after 16 years as a fugitive, is making a quick return to Boston. Bulger is scheduled to be in federal court in Boston at 4 p.m. Friday, said a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors in Boston. His longtime girlfriend... more »

• BR Escaped Inmate Caught Hiding in Vacant House

  October 20, 2010 11:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Deputies and members of the U.S. Marshal's Task Force on Tuesday found a 34-year-old man who escaped from the East Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse inside a vacant house. Demond Fitzgerald Cook, 34, was being transported around 7:45 a.m. to the court by deputies from the... more »

• Livingston Parish prisoner who escaped has been caught

  October 19, 2010 3:02 PM

  LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - A prisoner who fled the Livingston Parish Courthouse Tuesday after being sentenced to five years on drug charges has been captured, the sheriff's office said. Deputies captured Dennis Ray Caruso Jr., 23, about two hours after he fled the courthouse, said Perry Rushing, chief of... more »

• 6 Escaped Convicts from Mississippi Caught in La

  September 29, 2010 11:10 AM

  BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Six inmates who escaped from the Lincoln County jail this week have been arrested in New Orleans. Sheriff Steve Rushing says the six were arrested Wednesday and were being held in the Jefferson Parish, La., jail. Rushing tells the Brookhaven Daily Leader that his deputies and... more »

• Mississippi Slaying Suspect Caught in Louisiana

  September 21, 2010 9:59 AM

  HATTIESBURG, Miss.- Hattiesburg police say a suspect in the Sept. 3 slaying of a woman is in custody in Louisiana. Police spokesman Sgt. Allen Murray said that Lonnie Eugene Ulmer was arrested Sunday in Metairie, La. Ulmer is being held in the Jefferson Parish jail. Murray says Hattiesburg police will... more »

• Wisconsin Prosecutor Caught Sending Racy Text Messages

  September 20, 2010 11:42 AM

  MADISON, Wis. - The attorney for the Wisconsin prosecutor caught sending racy text messages says if anyone tries to remove his client from office, he would argue other district attorneys have done worse and kept their jobs. Attorney Robert J. Craanen said, Monday he would fight any attempts to kick... more »

• BR Hospital Shooting Suspect in Custody

  September 13, 2010 10:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The man suspected of shooting two people inside a Baton Rouge hospital has surrendered to authorities. Police say 36-year-old Darrell Garner turned himself in to authorities at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison early Monday morning. Garner is accused of shooting his estranged wife, 35-year-old... more »

• Los Angeles Fugitive Caught in Abbeville

  August 30, 2010 3:21 PM

  Lafayette, LA - Yesterday morning at approximately 8:30 a.m. The US Marshals Fugitive Task Force from Lafayette and Lake Charles along with vital assistance from the Abbeville Police Department arrested Thirty-Eight Year Old Kent Jamel Wright during a felony traffic stop at the 300 block of South Lyman in Abbeville.... more »

• 'Granddad Bandit' Caught in LA

  August 11, 2010 4:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - FBI: Suspected 'Granddad Bandit,' wanted in bank robberies in 13 states, caught in Louisiana. more »

• Escapee Caught After Car Chase

  June 4, 2010 7:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - One of two East Baton Rouge Parish Prison inmates who escaped Tuesday has been captured in Port Allen. A West Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle Thursday night for having no license plate when the vehicle fled, then crashed into a... more »

• Man Caught With 6 Human Heads

  April 1, 2010 11:36 AM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police have arrested the owner of a business that has been linked to the discovery of six heads and numerous other human body parts in a truck at a Kansas medical waste facility. The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center says Bio Care Southwest owner Paul... more »

• Copper Thief Caught

  March 25, 2010 1:02 PM

  On 3-23-10 IPSO Directed Patrol was given information on the A C Company burglaries, several tips were given that identified the suspect as Chad Lavergne age 33, from video surveillance. Intel from Lafayette SO revealed Chad had been observed burning a large amount of copper wire behind his residence 1513... more »

• Caught: Courtland Malbrough

  December 29, 2009 2:30 AM

  After being on the run for almost two weeks, Courtland Malbrough is now behind bars. The 30-year old suspect turned himself in Monday night. Malbrough is one of 13 indicted on federal charges of Drug Trafficking and firearms offenses. This month Lafayette Police and the South Central Louisiana Gang... more »