The Daily Populous Friday February 13rd, 2026 evening edition
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ROME (AP) — A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, police said Friday.

The 44-year-old man, who was not named, was wanted by Italian authorities for a series of thefts committed in 2010.

The carabinieri managed to track down and arrest the man Wednesday after he checked into a campsite in the outskirts of Milan, thanks to an automatic alert from the campsite reception.

The fugitive was then taken to Milan’s San Vittore prison to serve a pending sentence of 11 months and 7 days, according to the carabinieri, Italy’s military police.

The man did not manage to see the opening game in which Slovakia’s hockey team beat Finland with a sound 4-1 at Milan’s Santagiulia Arena on Wednesday.

LanceFree on February 13rd, 2026 at 19:10 UTC »

If I ever went underground, I’d change my habits so people wouldn’t be able to find me; I guess I would start going to sports games.

SwvellyBents on February 13rd, 2026 at 14:11 UTC »

What's a Slovakian farmboy to do?