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Robber Brian James Waite held after seven years on run | Robber Brian James Waite held after seven years on run |
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A convicted robber on the run from an open prison has been arrested after seven years. | |
Brian James Waite, 43, originally from Leeds, was arrested in Lewisham, south London, earlier. | Brian James Waite, 43, originally from Leeds, was arrested in Lewisham, south London, earlier. |
Waite left HMP North Sea Camp in Lincolnshire three years into an 11-year sentence for stealing £25,000 from a Securicor van in Cardiff. | |
Detectives believe he may have committed further crimes while on the run. | Detectives believe he may have committed further crimes while on the run. |
An appeal for Waite's whereabouts featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme in March after a possible sighting of him in Leeds' East End Park. | An appeal for Waite's whereabouts featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme in March after a possible sighting of him in Leeds' East End Park. |
Forged passport | Forged passport |
It had been suggested he had gone home to receive medical treatment for an ongoing liver condition. | It had been suggested he had gone home to receive medical treatment for an ongoing liver condition. |
Police said he was back in jail after being arrested by officers from the Metropolitan and West Yorkshire forces. | Police said he was back in jail after being arrested by officers from the Metropolitan and West Yorkshire forces. |
Detectives said they believed Waite had travelled between Spain, the Netherlands and the UK using a forged passport since leaving prison. | |
Det Insp Neil Hollis, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Waite is an organised criminal who has been wanted for seven years. | Det Insp Neil Hollis, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Waite is an organised criminal who has been wanted for seven years. |
"We believe he has travelled around extensively in this time and done everything he can to avoid the authorities." | "We believe he has travelled around extensively in this time and done everything he can to avoid the authorities." |
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