Crime & Safety

Patch Profile Helps Police Capture 'Fugitive of the Week'

Michael Mahoney was wanted on burglary and witness tampering charges.

A man featured as a "Fugitive of the Week" this week by US Marshals was arrested in Portsmouth Wednesday after a tipster alerted authorities.

Michael Mahoney had been wanted on burglary and witness tampering charges out of Hillsborough County. The 50-year-old's last known address was in Hampton.

The tipster recognized Mahoney from his Fugitive of the Week profile and alerted Portsmouth police, authorities said. He was arrested at a local homeless shelter without incident Wednesday night.

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