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At around 4 : 30 a . m . local time ( 11 . 30 p . m . ET ) the thieves rammed an SUV into the front of the Casty store , near the prestigious Place Vendome , a well - known square in the center of the French capital that is home to a number of jewelers and high - end stores .
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Texas prisoner captured after week on the run
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Comeaux was serving a sentence of life in prison for a 1998 aggravated sexual assault conviction in Brazos County , northwest of Houston .
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A convicted sex offender who was the subject of a weeklong manhunt after pulling off a daring escape during a prison transfer was captured Monday after authorities received several phone tips , including one from a salesman who recognized the inmate outside his business .
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He was given two extra life sentences after being convicted of stabbing his wife and another person in 1999 while she visited him in prison .
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Comeaux , 49 , was in a wheelchair Nov . 30 when he pulled a gun on two guards and fired it during a transfer from a prison unit in Huntsville to one in Beaumont .
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The guards , who were unharmed , were forced to drive to the Baytown area , where Comeaux took their weapons , handcuffed them together and ran away .
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A hungry , wet and barefoot Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . was caught in northeast Houston , about 25 miles northwest of where he escaped , said Alfredo Perez , a spokesman for the U . S . Marshals Service .
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Since Comeaux's jailbreak , all visitors and employees at the Estelle prison unit are again subject to mandatory pat - downs , Lyons said .
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FALLOUT CONTINUES AFTER BRAZEN ESCAPE
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Comeaux , 49 , escaped from a prison van in Baytown after he pulled a gun on two TDCJ officers driving him to another prison in Beaumont .
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The Nov . 30 escape by Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . , a convicted rapist recaptured last month after eight days on the run in Baytown and Houston , has led to unprecedented fallout at the prison unit where he was housed , with the largest number of TDCJ employees ever facing termination or disciplinary action because of ...
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So far , 11 Estelle unit employees have been recommended for termination or faced consequences related to Comeaux's escape .
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He was at large until Dec . 7 , when he was found shoeless , wet and hungry at a north Houston business , where he asked to use the phone .
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Four of those elected to retire instead of facing disciplinary action , including the two officers who drove Comeaux in the van on the day he escaped .
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has made sweeping leadership changes at a Huntsville prison where an inmate managed to get a gun that he later used to escape , the agency announced Tuesday .
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Whitmire questioned why several prisons , including the Estelle unit , stopped searching visitors two months before Comeaux's escape and moved to random pat - downs .
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At the time of the escape , the inmate was in a wheelchair , which he claimed he needed to help move him around , officials said .
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He was serving a life sentence after being convicted in June 1998 of aggravated sexual assault out of Brazos County , located northwest of Houston .
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Comeaux was given two extra life sentences after being convicted for stabbing his wife and another person in 1999 while she visited him in prison .
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She survived the attack .
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Comeaux also injured a man who was visiting another inmate at the time and tried to stop the attack .
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The escape triggered a lockdown at Lee College and three campuses in the Goose Creek school district , in and around Baytown .
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Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr , Prison Inmate , Pulls Gun On And Handcuffs Guards , Runs Away
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A convicted sex offender sentenced to life in prison pulled a gun on two guards during a prison transfer Monday and held them hostage temporarily before fleeing on foot in one of the guard's uniforms , authorities said .
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Comeaux , 49 , took the officers' weapons and handcuffed them together in the back of the vehicle before fleeing on foot at around 9 a . m . , Lyons said .
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Between 1991 and 1998 , Comeaux was in and out of prison on parole violations until he finally returned to prison in June 1999 to serve a life sentence for aggravated sexual assault .
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His supervision was revoked and he returned to prison in May 1984 with a new charge of indecency with a child , given a new 20 year sentence .
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He initially was imprisoned on February 1979 on three 10 - year sentences for rape of a child , aggravated rape of a child , and burglary of a building with the intent to commit theft .
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His wife survived , but another inmate who tried to break up the attack also suffered stab wounds , and Comeaux was convicted of additional assault charges and received two additional life sentences .
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In 1999 , Comeaux stabbed his wife during a visit , using his wheelchair to pin her against a wall while he stabbed her .
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Lyons said that Comeaux used a wheelchair in prison – he "claimed it was necessary for his mobility" – and added , "Since he fled on foot , that's obviously in question . "
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Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . , 49 , is serving a life sentence for several charges – including indecency with a child – and was en route from the Estelle Unit in Huntsville , Texas , to the Stiles Unit in Beaumont , Texas , when he escaped just after 9 a . m .
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A convicted child molester who was supposedly confined to a wheelchair overpowered two prison guards today , handcuffed them , stole their weapons and walked off wearing one of their uniforms .
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Described as a 6 - feet tall and weighing approximately 200 pounds , Lyons warned that Comeaux knows the area where he escaped well and could have family nearby .
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Between 1991 and 1998 , Comeaux was in and out of prison on parole violations until he finally returned to prison in June 1999 to serve a life sentence for aggravated sexual assault .
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His supervision was revoked and he returned to prison in May 1984 with a new charge of indecency with a child , given a new 20 year sentence .
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Texas inmate Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . escaped when he was being transported to a prison in Beaumont from Huntsville .
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Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . is a convicted sex offender serving a life sentence .
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He initially was imprisoned on February 1979 on three 10 - year sentences for rape of a child , aggravated rape of a child , and burglary of a building with the intent to commit theft .
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Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr : Texas Child Molester Escaped and Armed
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The U . S . Marshals have added to their ” 15 Most Wanted “ list of fugitives a man serving three life sentences who escaped custody during his transport from Huntsville , Texas , to Stiles , Texas .
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Comeaux fled on foot following his escape .
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During the escape , Arcade Joseph Comeaux , Jr . allegedly produced a weapon and fired upon two correctional officers , took them hostage and forced them to drive to Baytown , Texas , where he restrained the officers in the back of the van , took their firearms and one of their uniforms .
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According to Texas authorities , the weapons conviction stemmed from a 1999 incident where he stabbed his wife 17 times while she was visiting him in prison .
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Comeaux ’ s escape is all the more surprising since authorities had mistakenly believed he was paralyzed following a stroke , and was wheelchair bound .
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Comeaux was in prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon .
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Texas convict Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . , riding in wheelchair , pulls gun on guards , escapes on foot
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Rewards totaling $30 , 000 are offered for information leading to Texas prison escapee Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr .
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Department of Corrections spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said Thursday that the convicted sex offender was still on the run .
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Comeaux was in a wheelchair Monday when he pulled a gun on two guards during a transfer from a unit in Huntsville to one in Beaumont .
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Both guards were released after being forced to drive to the Baytown area , where Comeaux ran way .
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Comeaux was serving life in prison for aggravated sexual assault out of Brazos County .
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Officials said Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . , 49 , took two transport officers hostage on Monday morning and then escaped from the vehicle and took off on foot , MyFoxHouston . com reports .
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is searching for an escaped inmate who is considered armed and dangerous , MyFoxHouston . com reports .
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Comeaux , a 6 - foot , 200 - pound black male , was serving a life sentence for crimes he committed in three Texas counties .
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He was sentenced to life in prison for indecency with a child , aggravated sexual assault and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon , MyFoxHouston . com reports .
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Comeaux allegedly handcuffed the officers together in the vehicle and then took off with their weapons , MyFoxHouston . com reported .
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A Texas inmate escaped from a prison van near Houston after pulling a gun on two guards who were transporting him between prisons , according to a Texas prison statement Monday .
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Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . , 49 , ran away on foot with the guards' guns and wearing one of their gray correctional officer uniforms , the statement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said .
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Comeaux was serving a life sentence for indecency with a child , aggravated sexual assault and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon , it said .
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The escape happened near Baytown , Texas , about 25 miles east of Houston , it said .
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Comeaux escaped Monday morning as transport officers tried to move him in a TDCJ van from the Estelle prison unit in Huntsville to the Stiles Unit in Beaumont .
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After facing serious questions about how 900 prohibited cell phones were smuggled into Texas prisons this year , along with drugs and weapons , the Texas Department of Criminal Justice found itself on the defensive again Tuesday while trying to find an inmate who escaped despite being shackled to a wheelchair .
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TDCJ officials could answer few questions about how convicted rapist Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . , 49 , escaped Monday from a prison van in Baytown after pulling a gun and handcuffing two transport officers , stealing their three guns and walking away .
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He put on one officer's gray uniform and black boots , then stole a 12 - gauge shotgun and two semi - automatic pistols before fleeing on foot , leaving his pistol behind .
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Escape renews calls for prison agency shake - up
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According to Texas authorities , the weapons conviction stemmed from a 1999 incident where he stabbed his wife 17 times while she was visiting him in prison .
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Last week's escapee from the Texas prison system is still at large and is now on the U . S . Marshal Service's "Most Wanted" list of fugitives .
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Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr . is serving three life sentences .
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He escaped last week while being transported from a prison in Huntsville to one in Beaumont , Texas .
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Comeaux is accused of using a gun which was smuggled in to him for the escape .
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He was in prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon .
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Seacom started to experience problems on Saturday , 8 October 2011 , which it said was caused by a problem on a cable between Abu Talat in Egypt and Marseilles in France .
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Seacom's business customers , including commercial Internet Service Providers , have had their services restored via alternative routes , Seacom announced today
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Subsea cable operator Seacom announced on Twitter today ( 14 October 2011 ) that they have restored all their business customers on alternate routes following an outage expected to extend into next week .
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This includes commercial Internet service providers , according to Seacom's tweet , which said that all such ISPs using Seacom capacity are no longer affected by the outage .
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In an official statement from Seacom said that their initial estimates were that it would take 12 days to repair the cable , depending on weather conditions .
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Mweb announced on 12 October 2011 that their services through Seacom were running at full capacity again .
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Cybersmart posted on its website that their Seacom service was restored at 10 : 57 on 11 October 2011 .
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A repair vessel has been notified of the call - out and mobilization will occur immediately once permits are received , " SEACOM said in an official statement .
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SEACOM cable problems may only be resolved next week
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Initial estimates indicate that the total SEACOM repair time will be around twelve days
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As many SA gamers may have noticed , SEACOM is experiencing downtime again .
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The cable system went down on Saturday 8 October 2011 , and initial feedback suggests that the downtime may last for a few days .
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SEACOM said that their Mediterranean backhaul service provider is experiencing a service affecting outage between Abu Talat and Marseilles .
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This is affecting all SEACOM traffic to Europe .
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SEACOM has stated that the total repair time of the current problems they experience will be around twelve days depending on weather conditions .
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"The outage initially affected all SEACOM traffic to Europe , however SEACOM was able to restore some services by Saturday afternoon . "
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Meanwhile , local Internet Service Providers ( ISPs ) who use bandwidth on the SEACOM cable have been scrambling to implement contingency plans to keep their customers connected" .
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"The SEACOM undersea cable , which provides a data link between South Africa , Europe and India , experienced downtime beginning on Saturday 8 October 2011 , caused by a problem on a cable between Abu Talat ( Egypt ) and Marseilles ( France ) . .
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South Africa : P2P Control Helps Overcome Undersea Cable Outage
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According to an MWEB update - "Some more bandwidth was brought online last night [ 10 October 2011 ] bringing us up to 83% of our required capacity .
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As MWEB also uses PeerApp's caching solution , it may help serve some P2P traffic without accessing the undersea cable .
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The repair is now expected to be completed in late October , but Seacom warned that "the usual exogenous factors associated with sub - sea repairs , including weather and currents , may further impact the repair . "
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Seacom started to experience problems on Saturday , 8 October 2011 , which it said was caused by a problem on a cable between Abu Talat in Egypt and Marseilles in France .
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Last week Friday ( 14 October 2011 ) , Seacom announced that it had restored services to its business customers , which included Internet service providers , via alternate routes .
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Seacom announced that it has fully restored all its customers on alternative routes
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Subsea cable operator , Seacom , announced on Twitter today ( 20 October 2011 ) that they have restored services to all customers using alternate routes , following an outage that was initially expected to take 12 days to repair .
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In a statement published on its official website , Seacom said that a repair vessel is now in transit .
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