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Results tagged “escapes”

Kids shelter woman who escapes from rapist-arsonist

Jan. 18: Police shoot and kill an accused rapist who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman before she managed to escape and hide in a home where a 14-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister sheltered her. WEYI's Jane Park reports.  Police shoot and kill an accused rapist who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman before she managed to escape and hide in a home where a 14-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister sheltered her. WEYI's Jane Park reports. (NBC News)

Murder victim's family worried after woman escapes prison

Jan. 4: A Louisiana inmate scales a razor wire fence to escape and is considered armed and dangerous. WDSU's Rachel Wulff reports. A Louisiana inmate scales a razor wire fence to escape and is considered armed and dangerous. WDSU's Rachel Wulff reports. (NBC News)

Caught on camera: Cop escapes minivan blast

Nov. 26: TODAY's Tamron hall takes a look at dash-cam video showing a Michigan police officer's close shave as an engulfed  minivan blew up on the side of a highway.  TODAY's Tamron hall takes a look at dash-cam video showing a Michigan police officer's close shave as an engulfed  minivan blew up on the side of a highway. (TODAY)

Teen escapes after years in captivity

Aug. 25: A teenaged girl is back with her family after escaping what she says was a 3-year-long nightmare in which she says she was held captive, beaten and raped almost daily. A teenaged girl is back with her family after escaping what she says was a 3-year-long nightmare in which she says she was held captive, beaten and raped almost daily. (TODAY)

Man narrowly escapes fast-moving wildfire

Aug. 16: KNBC's Patrick Healy talks with a man who suffered burns on his body, the loss of his home and pets and only has the clothes he is wearing after barely escaping a quick-moving California wildfire. KNBC's Patrick Healy talks with a man who suffered burns on his body, the loss of his home and pets and only has the clothes he is wearing after barely escaping a quick-moving California wildfire. (NBC News)

17-pound lobster escapes dinner table

July 26: A 17-pound lobster, dubbed A 17-pound lobster, dubbed "Lucky Larry," was released from the tank at a Connecticut restaurant and returned to his ocean home, thanks to a local businessman. WVIT's Amanda Raus reports. (NBC News)

Caught on camera: Child escapes abduction

July 19: Police in Philadelphia are searching for a predator after the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in broad daylight was captured on surveillance camera. The girl is now home safe with her family. NBC's Natalie Morales reports. Police in Philadelphia are searching for a predator after the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in broad daylight was captured on surveillance camera. The girl is now home safe with her family. NBC's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)

Leopard escapes slimy well by climbing ladder

May 29: Villagers in India lower a ladder into a reservoir filled with green slime to help a fallen leopard escape. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. Villagers in India lower a ladder into a reservoir filled with green slime to help a fallen leopard escape. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Penguin No. 337 escapes in Tokyo

March 6: The Tokyo Aquarium is searching for a penguin known as No. 337 after the bird scaled a rock wall and escaped. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. The Tokyo Aquarium is searching for a penguin known as No. 337 after the bird scaled a rock wall and escaped. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Quick-thinking girl, 9, escapes captor

Jan. 21: A brave little girl is being hailed for her courage and composure after she escaped from a man who kidnapped her and managed to summon police, who took a suspect into custody. Following a report by NBC's George Lewis, former FBI profiler Clint van Zandt talks about the case. A brave little girl is being hailed for her courage and composure after she escaped from a man who kidnapped her and managed to summon police, who took a suspect into custody. Following a report by NBC's George Lewis, former FBI profiler Clint van Zandt talks about the case. (TODAY)

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