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Wednesday 6 December 2023 Dublin: 7°C

# on the run

This year
2023
Suspected gang leader on the run after being granted bail to attend funeral in Dublin
Ray Lee (30) failed to return to the high-security Maghaberry Prison as planned last month.
Last year
2022
US murder suspect and jail officer suspected of fleeing together
Authorities have said both individuals are extremely dangerous.
All time
Italy police catch serial fugitive on 'most wanted' list
In 1970, he reportedly watched his football team Cagliari play, while dressed as a woman.
Man on the run for 50 years after giving police the slip at his grandmother's funeral arrested by the FBI
Leonard Moses adopted a new identity and became a travelling pharmacist in Michigan.
Murderer Thomas McCabe, on the run since 2018, arrested by gardaí
The 56-year-old was convicted of murder 30 years ago.
Carlos Ghosn escape: Lebanon receives Interpol wanted notice for Nissan ex-chairman who fled Japan
Carlos Ghosn, formerly a giant of the motor industry, faced charges of financial misconduct.
French waiter shot dead for being 'too slow with sandwich'
The shooter is believed to still be on the run.
Man who went on the run during his sexual assault trial jailed for seven years despite not being found
The man is still “at large” and believed to be sleeping rough in Dublin city.
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Gardaí seeking prisoner who escaped after attending hospital appointment in Mayo
The man, aged in his mid 30s, escaped from the custody of the Irish Prison Service at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar yesterday morning.
Brazilian police arrest 'celebrity' surgeon after patient's death
Denis Cesar Barros Furtado went on the run when one of his female patients died after he gave her injections to enlarge her buttocks.
Gardaí continue search for man who escaped Cloverhill Court after walking out unlocked door and robbing bike
The incident happened yesterday afternoon.
German zoo finds missing lions, tigers and jaguar hiding in their enclosures
A bear which had broken free from its enclosure was however shot dead.
German police hunting 89-year-old 'Nazi grandma' who skipped jail
Haverbeck was once chairwoman of a far-right training centre shut down in 2008 for spreading Nazi propaganda.
12-year-old Australian boy steals family credit card to fly to Bali alone
The boy ran away from his Sydney home after a row with his mother.
School lockdown lifted after capture of escaped wolf in UK
The sanctuary has said that the wolf’s enclosure gate may have been left open deliberately.
Three monkeys staged an escape from their enclosure in Dublin Zoo during Storm Ophelia
The monkeys jumped 20 feet from a climbing frame in their habitat before running riot in the zoo grounds.
French police search monastery for man suspected of killing wife and four children
Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes has been on the run since 2011.
Armed police arrest Belfast man who didn't return to prison after relative's funeral
His brother remains at large.
Two inmates 'dangerous beyond description' on the run after killing guards
“My biggest worry is they’re going to kill somebody else.”
Four members of the Kinahan cartel have fled Dublin as they fear for their lives
There are fears the Hutch gang is planning an attack.
Police say four North Korean suspects fled Malaysia on the day of high-profile assassination
South Korean authorities have said that Kim Jong Un gave the order to assassinate his half-brother.
Ireland issued a record number of European arrest warrants last year
Some 379 persons have been surrendered to Ireland since 2004.
Here's how many criminals are fleeing to Ireland and where they're coming from
Ireland has received 2,573 European Arrest Warrants since 2004.
German authorities offer €100k reward to find chief suspect in Berlin attack
Police have warned that 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri could be “violent and armed”.
Detectives baffled as inmates cut through bars to escape California prison
The prisoners used a makeshift rope of bedding and clothing to rappel down from the second floor window.
This teenager asked the police to use a nicer photo of her on Facebook after escaping jail
Well now.
Priest on the run for five years arrested at UK airport for child abuse
He has been accused of abusing five pupils when he taught at a private Catholic school in London.
Man accused of torturing woman to death escapes psychiatric hospital
28-year-old Anthony Garver stands accused of stabbing a woman to death after tying her to a bed with electrical cords.
The face of the newly identified Paris attacks suspect
Police in Belgium have named one of two men still wanted in connection with the terrorist attacks.
A wanted man thought his mugshot was 'terrible' so he sent police a selfie instead
Who among us would not, in fairness.
Fugitive drug kingpin El Chapo has been caught, Mexican president says
He had been on the run since July.
How a notorious Nazi war criminal was banned from his picturesque Waterford hideaway
Rumours about looted art in the Kilmacthomas estate persisted for years.
'Affluenza' teen who killed four people in crash caught after ordering a Domino's pizza
Ethan Couch remains in Mexico, while his mother arrived back in the US today.
Leader of world's most dangerous drug gang hurts face and leg, but still manages to slip away
He has been on the run since breaking out of prison in July.
Notorious accountant on trial for stealing $9 million before living in the woods for years
How a late-night TV viewer brought Jim Hammes’ long hike to an end.
The incredible saga of a successful family man who hid his murderous past for 50 years
Shirley Campbell threw a woman off a roof in 1958. Edward Davis lived a long, free life.
Teen sex offender faces extradition after arrest on board Dublin to Dubai flight
He will appear before an extradition court tomorrow.
Sicilian Mafia suspects caught after police crack 'sheep code'
“‘I’ve put the ricotta cheese aside for you”.
What I think about when I think about thinking about running
Slow and steady wins the race for Aoife Barry, who took up running 18 months ago. Here’s what she’s learned.