Suspect in decades-old UK robbery arrested in Missouri
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Posted: 02/09/2012
OZARK, Mo. - An international fugitive from the United Kingdom was arrested in Missouri.
Police say the found Eddie Maher, 56, in an Ozark apartment, living with a wife and two sons.
Maher, also known as "Fast Eddie," is a snpect in a 1993 robbery in the UK, in which he allegedly stole more than a million pounds from a security van.
His nearly 20 years on the run ended after Ozark police were tipped off, then forwarded that tip on to the FBI.
Neighbors say Maher worked for a cable company, while his wife worked in the front office at the apartment complex.
The FBI says he had been living in the area for a least a year under a different name.
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