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Bridge City youth center escapees apprehended

March 26, 2012 9:34 AM

BRIDGE CITY, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies have captured two juveniles who escaped from the Bridge City Center For Youth over the weekend. Col. John Fortunato tells The Times-Picayune officers received a call Sunday morning that two teen were walking along a canal bank in Avondale. When approached... more »
Second of Two Escapees Captured

June 5, 2010 10:33 PM

The second of two escaped East Baton Rouge inmates was captured Saturday afternoon after being spotted in a stolen red Camaro from Lafayette. Fugitive escapee Jeremy Ricard was cornered in the woods in Hammond. Detectives say the 1996 Camaro was taken around 3:50 this morning.The other inmate, Leonard Thomas was... more »
Avoyelles Parish Jail Escapees Went On 2 Week Crime Spree

April 15, 2010 11:43 AM

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Law enforcement agencies from Marksville to Miami are examining crimes committed over the past two weeks, including a case in which a woman's fingers were cut off, trying to determine if they are linked to the three Avoyelles Parish Jail escapees. Thursday's Town Talk reported that... more »