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Fugitive Evaded Police for 16 Years Until Love for Olympic Hockey Got Him Caught
A 44-year-old Slovak fugitive was arrested after returning to Italy to watch the Winter Olympics hockey, facing 11 months and one week for 2010 thefts, police said.
- On Feb. 11, 2026, local Carabinieri police arrested a 44-year-old Slovak man in Milan and took him to San Vittore prison to serve 11 months and seven days.
- According to Italian reports, the trip was to follow Slovakia men's hockey team at the Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, despite an arrest warrant issued by Bolzano court in 2010.
- Police tracked him after an automatic alert from accommodation when he checked in at a campsite on Milan's outskirts, leading Carabinieri to arrest him Wednesday.
- Detained before the match, he missed Slovakia's opener where the Slovakia men's hockey team upset Finland 4-1 at Santagiulia Arena, led by Juraj Slafkovsky's two goals.
- Amid increased Olympic security, Italian authorities say accommodation-reporting rules helped tip off police, leading to the arrest of a long-wanted man in Milan. The case echoes past sporting event captures.
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A Slovakian fugitive thief has been arrested in Milan after checking into a guesthouse near the city to watch his national hockey team play in the Winter Olympics.
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