NJ State Police warn Cuba travelers to watch for fugitives
Posted: Thursday, July 7, 2016 10:55 am
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — United Airlines this fall will begin offering
nonstop flights from New Jersey's Newark Liberty International to
Havana, Cuba.
New Jersey State Police spokesman Lt. Brian Polite says tourists should
visit the organization's website so they can be alert for fugitives
wanted by the FBI who are living in Cuba.
They include Joanne Chesimard. Chesimard was convicted in 1977 in the
death of Trooper Werner Foerster during a gunfight after being stopped
on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. She was sentenced to life in prison
but escaped and made her way to Cuba, where Fidel Castro granted her
asylum and she has been living under the name Assata Shakur.
Gov. Chris Christie last year sought to block Newark flights to Cuba
until Chesimard is returned to the United States.
Source: NJ State Police warn Cuba travelers to watch for fugitives -
Press of Atlantic City: New Jersey -
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/ap/new_jersey/nj-state-police-warn-cuba-travelers-to-watch-for-fugitives/article_157f1728-e618-59ff-a420-07d15bec32e3.html
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