Fugitive caught after returning to Italy to watch Winter Olympics

MILAN, Italy - Italian police have caught a Slovak fugitive after 16 years on the run because he returned to Italy to support his country at the Winter Olympics, ANSA news agency said Thursday.

The 44-year-old was headed to the Santa Giulia arena in Milan for Slovakia's ice hockey game on Wednesday, but ended up in the San Vittore prison instead, it said.

Police were alerted to his presence after he checked in at a guesthouse.

The man must now serve just over 11 months in prison for a series of thefts in 2010, ANSA said. — Agence France-Presse