By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
A dangerous fugitive is off the streets after his capture in Connecticut, myfoxny reported. Jose Rodriguez, 27, had been on the run since Wednesday afternoon after escaping the custody of an NYPD Task Force who arrested him in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Nearby school officials at Fort Lee Elementary School No. 2, initiated a 25-minute lock down after hearing of Rodriguez' escape as a precaution.
The New York Times reported that the fugitive had been stopped by the NYPD Task Force because he was wanted for questioning in connection with a string of shootings in the Bronx. After handcuffing and shackling the suspect, officers placed him in the back of a police cruiser while they returned to his vehicle to perform a search.
The "Houdini" slipped into the front seat of the police car, freed himself of his shackles and cuffs using a key on the same ring as the ignition key and fled the scene. The police cruiser was found abandoned five miles later in Ridgefield. During the search of Rodriguez' personal vehicle, officers found a loaded handgun.
Early Thursday morning, Rodriguez was tracked to a Microtel Inn and Suites just off the Norwich-New London Turnpike in Uncasville near a Chilli's Restaurant where officers had to force their way into his motel room before taking him into custody around 3:30 a.m.
Rodriguez, of the Bronx, has been charged with being a fugitive from justice, based on a New York state warrant and was wanted on a parole violation stemming from a drug-sale conviction. His extensive criminal record boasts seven prior arrests, including possession of marijuana and robbery.
Nearby school officials at Fort Lee Elementary School No. 2, initiated a 25-minute lock down after hearing of Rodriguez' escape as a precaution.
The New York Times reported that the fugitive had been stopped by the NYPD Task Force because he was wanted for questioning in connection with a string of shootings in the Bronx. After handcuffing and shackling the suspect, officers placed him in the back of a police cruiser while they returned to his vehicle to perform a search.
The "Houdini" slipped into the front seat of the police car, freed himself of his shackles and cuffs using a key on the same ring as the ignition key and fled the scene. The police cruiser was found abandoned five miles later in Ridgefield. During the search of Rodriguez' personal vehicle, officers found a loaded handgun.
Early Thursday morning, Rodriguez was tracked to a Microtel Inn and Suites just off the Norwich-New London Turnpike in Uncasville near a Chilli's Restaurant where officers had to force their way into his motel room before taking him into custody around 3:30 a.m.
Rodriguez, of the Bronx, has been charged with being a fugitive from justice, based on a New York state warrant and was wanted on a parole violation stemming from a drug-sale conviction. His extensive criminal record boasts seven prior arrests, including possession of marijuana and robbery.
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