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CBC
2 hours ago
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- CBC
Teen wanted after escaping custody in Brampton, police say
Toronto police are searching for a 17-year-old who they say escaped from youth detention facility in Brampton last week. Lucas Nyilas of Toronto is wanted for escape of lawful custody, police say. By law, minors cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, however police say they have obtained judicial authorization to identify the teen until June 7th. Nyilas was being held in detention on two separate sets of charges, police say, including human trafficking and several counts of robbery with a firearm, Toronto police said in a news release. He is also wanted on warrants obtained by police in Hamilton, Waterloo and Peel Region. On Friday at about 11:45 a.m., Peel police were called about a male who they say escaped from the Cuthbert House Open Detention facility in the area of Nelson Street W. and Main Street S. in Brampton, the release said. Nyilas is described as 5 feet seven inches, 160 pounds, with a medium build, a clean-shaven face and brown hair styled in a buzz cut. He was last seen wearing a blue hoodie and red track pants. Police say he is known to frequent the Etobicoke area. Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating the teen, saying not to approach him, but to call 911 if he is spotted.
Daily Mail
18 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Tortoise who escaped to find a mate nearly a year ago at a speed of 0.13mph is found... just ONE mile away
A tortoise who escaped 11 months ago to find a mate at a speed of 0.13mph has been found just one mile away from home. Ginger dug under a garden fence before making a slow getaway across countryside fields in the quest for love, following the death of her longtime companion Fred. She was eventually found behind a pub by a horse rider last week in Stanton, Gloucestershire. Sarah-Jane Muirie, 51, is now celebrating the unexpected return of her beloved pet who she has owned since she was a 10-year-old girl. Devastated by Ginger's disappearance last June, the mother-of-one had initially put up signs around the area but said that she had given up hope after nearly a year without a single sighting. Fearing that she would 'never see' the reptile again after she vanished, Ms Muirie, of Bredon, Worcestershire, said: 'We had another tortoise called Fred who we lost a couple of years ago and a vet friend of mine believes she went looking for a mate. 'It's that time of the year and she's always had Fred so she's dug herself out under the garden fence and through next doors before getting into some fields. 'She is that well camouflaged we thought there's no chance we would ever find her but we put up missing posters anyway.' Almost 11 months after Ginger disappeared, Ms Muirie got the call she was never expecting - a horse rider had discovered the small tortoise behind the Mount Inn pub, just a mile away from home. Initially, given her natural camoflauge, Ginger had been mistaken for a rock. However, after returning to the scene, the horse rider then noticed both a head and legs. Ms Muirie, who believes that her beloved pet was likely in hibernation for at least part of her disappearance, said: 'Amazingly, somebody remembered the posters we put up nearly a year ago and we then got the call. 'At first I thought it couldn't be Ginger but then realised there's probably not too many people around here with tortoises. 'It was amazing to get her back because we thought there was no chance she would survive the winter out there alone.' I genuinely couldn't believe that she survived a year of the wild.' Since being reunited with her family, Ginger has been enjoying the warm weather, finding herself a secluded area where she can sunbathe and eat food. Describing her tortoise's return as 'like a childhood dream come true', Ms Muirie added: 'To have a pet for 40 years, she could outlive me so it means a lot. We're very happy to have her back.' At the end of April, a family in Ulverston, Cumbria, were overjoyed when their tortoise Leonardo, who had been missing for nine months, was discovered a mile away from home. The reptile was found shuffling down a street and was taken to a pet shop, Little Beasties, where staff helped to find its owner, Rachel Etches. Speaking to the BBC, Ms Etches said: 'It was totally my fault; we were out in the garden, we'd just had our second child, I got a bit distracted and he just wandered off out of our sight. 'He's led a very comfortable life for 13 years under a heat lamp in my house, so we didn't think he was going to survive the winter being out for the first time.' She believed that Leonardo may have hibernated for winter and woke up when the weather started to improve. There are an estimated 700,000 tortoises and turtles currently being kept as pets across the UK, with an average of 1.6 per cent of households owning one.
ABC News
18 hours ago
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- ABC News
Prisoner Michael Rennie at large after fleeing Lotus Glen prison farm on red tractor
A prisoner remains at large after absconding from a prison farm in rural Queensland aboard a stolen tractor. Police believe Michael Graeme Rennie, 43, left Lotus Glen Low Custody Correctional Centre, about 100 kilometres west of Cairns, during a 90-minute window on Sunday. Rennie, serving a sentence of more than six years and three months for serious assault, theft, burglary, drugs, weapons and driving offences, was last seen at 10:20am on Sunday. At the time he was working at the prison farm driving a red Massey Ferguson tractor. By midday, when a head count was conducted, Rennie was gone, police said. "There have obviously been prisoners abscond from the correctional centre there in the past but I don't think anyone has left on a tractor before, " Detective Inspector Jason Chetham said. "We certainly think he's likely to have left on it. "We don't have specific concerns about what he might do in the community, not targeting anyone, but we certainly ask people not to approach him and to call us immediately if they have any information." Detective Inspector Chetham said there had been "a number of sightings" of the tractor "but nothing is confirmed at this point in time". Rennie was from far north Queensland and "doesn't have far to go to get to family", Detective Inspector Chetham said. "We're looking at all his antecedents and who he might be keen to contact or attempt to contact," he said. The Lotus Glen prison farm is part of a correctional centre located between the agricultural service towns of Mareeba and Atherton. The low security facility is one of six prison farms in Queensland and accommodates 134 prisoners. Prisoners undertake training programs at the farm to develop skills to help them find work once they are released. Detective Inspector Chetham said he did not know the tractor's maximum speed but said it would not "turn a lot of heads" if seen on the road in the Atherton Tablelands. Detective Inspector Chetham said police could call in its air wing to help find Rennie, although he declined to go into specifics of the search. He also declined to comment on security arrangements and prisoner classification at the prison farm. "They're not familiar to me and I'm not part of that department so that's probably a question for Corrective Services to answer," Detective Inspector Chetham said. Queensland Corrective Services has been contacted for comment. In February 2023, a 28-year-old man serving a two-year sentence absconded from the Lotus Glen prison farm. He was arrested more than three days later. There were also previous instances of prisoners escaping in 2020 and 2022.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Lexington man escapes Lee County jail by posing as his brother
A man escaped from a Lee County jail Thursday by posing as his brother. Kentucky State Police are searching for Jeffrey Harrison, 43, of Lexington, who was serving a 12-month sentence for first-degree promotion of contraband at a jail in Beattyville. Officials released Harrison after he posed as his brother — also an inmate — who was scheduled for release on Thursday. Harrison wasn't identified as missing until six hours after his mistaken release, when the jail did nightly roll call and he wasn't there. Kentucky State Police said in a news release Harrison was last seen wearing a red jacket, camo shoes and a black hat. He may have left the area in an older model of a white Subaru. Harrison is a white man with brown hair and blue eyes. He's 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and weighs 138 pounds. Anyone with information that might help law enforcement find Harrison is asked to call KSP Post 7 in Richmond at (859) 623-2404.
Telegraph
a day ago
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- Telegraph
Tortoise which escaped to find love 11 months ago is found a mile away
A tortoise which escaped to find a mate 11 months ago at an average speed of 0.13mph has been found just a mile away. Ginger dug under a garden fence before making a slow getaway across countryside fields looking for love following the death of long-time companion Fred. She was finally found behind a pub by a horse rider last week in Stanton, Gloucestershire. Sarah-Jane Muirie, 51, who has owned the animal for about 40 years, is now celebrating her pet's return. The mother of one had put up signs around the area following Ginger's disappearance in June last year, but said she'd given up hope after nearly a year without a single sighting. Ms Muirie, who lives near Bredon, Worcestershire, said: 'We've had Ginger since I was a 10-year-old girl and when she escaped, I thought I would never see her again. 'We had another tortoise called Fred who we lost a couple of years ago and a vet friend of mine believes she went looking for a mate. 'It's that time of the year and she's always had Fred so she's dug herself out under the garden fence and through next door's before getting into some fields. 'She is that well camouflaged we thought there's no chance we would ever find her but we put up missing posters anyway. 'We think from June to October she's got as far as she could before hibernating when the weather got cold. 'She must have only recently come out of hibernation as the better weather came along. 'A woman in the village from Greece first spotted her but thought nothing of it as they are native to Greece. 'But obviously it's an unusual thing to see in the UK and it was a horse rider who spotted her the following day.' Ginger was discovered behind the Mount Inn pub, a good mile away from her home. Ms Muirie added: 'They thought it was a rock at first but then noticed this rock had a head and legs and rescued him. 'Amazingly, somebody remembered the posters we put up nearly a year ago and we then got the call. 'At first I thought it couldn't be Ginger but then realised there's probably not too many people around here with tortoises. 'It was amazing to get her back because we thought there was no chance she would survive the winter out there alone.' 'I genuinely couldn't believe that she survived a year of the wild.' She said since coming home, Ginger has been enjoying the sunshine and found herself a little area where she can sunbathe and eat.
