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Timberwolves F Taurean Prince arrested on fugitive warrant over drug charge in Miami

Timberwolves F Taurean Prince arrested on fugitive warrant over drug charge in Miami

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince was arrested at Miami International Airport on Thursday on a fugitive out-of-state warrant from Texas, according to Chris Hines of The Star Tribune. A Maimi-Dade police spokesman said Friday that the charge was related to “dangerous drugs” from a warrant out of Tarrant County, Texas — which holds Fort Worth and several other Dallas suburbs — according to NBC News. According to KSTP’s Eric Chaloux, Police said they found guns, a vape pen with… Source link

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Italian Mafia Fugitive Caught In Spain Thanks to Google Maps

Italian Mafia Fugitive Caught In Spain Thanks to Google Maps

ROME — Ever since he broke out of Rome’s Rebibbia prison 20 years ago where he was facing murder charges, Gioacchino Gammino had managed to evade capture. He fled to Spain, changed his name and cut off ties with his family, creating a new life for himself, at one point working as a chef in an Italian restaurant. But last month, Italian investigators finally tracked down Mr. Gammino, 61, in a town northwest of Madrid, thanks in part to an unlikely tool: Google Maps. “They say that fortune… Source link

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Italian Mafia Fugitive Caught In Spain Thanks to Google Maps

Italian Mafia Fugitive Caught In Spain Thanks to Google Maps

ROME — Ever since he broke out of Rome’s Rebibbia prison 20 years ago where he was facing murder charges, Gioacchino Gammino had managed to evade capture. He fled to Spain, changed his name and cut off ties with his family, creating a new life for himself, at one point working as a chef in an Italian restaurant. But last month, Italian investigators finally tracked down Mr. Gammino, 61, in a town northwest of Madrid, thanks in part to an unlikely tool: Google Maps. “They say that fortune… Source link

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Gioacchino Gammino: Google Maps helps Italian police capture mafia fugitive in Galapagar, Spain

Gioacchino Gammino: Google Maps helps Italian police capture mafia fugitive in Galapagar, Spain

After a two-year investigation, Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was tracked down in Galapagar, Spain, where he lived under a fake name. The town is close to the capital Madrid. A Google Maps street view picture portraying a man who looked like him in front of a fruit shop was key in triggering a deeper investigation. “The photogram helped us to confirm the investigation we were developing in traditional ways,” Nicola Altiero, deputy director of the Italian anti-mafia police unit (DIA), said. Gammino, a… Source link

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