Police: Mobster Whitey Bulger arrested in Calif.
July 12, 2011
LOS ANGELES—James "Whitey" Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list for his alleged role in 19 murders, has been captured near Los Angeles after living on the run for 16 years, authorities said Wednesday.
Santa Monica Police Sgt. Rudy Flores said his agency was informed of the arrest by the FBI.
Bulger, 81, was the leader of the Winter Hill Gang when he fled in January 1995 after being tipped by a former Boston FBI agent that he was about to be indicted. Bulger was a top-echelon FBI informant.
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