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‘Time does not erase accountability’; fugitive wanted in R.I. captured after 20 years on the run

RONALD L. FISCHER, who has been on the run for 20 years, was arrested on his sailboat off the coast of New Jersey, the U.S. Marshals Service announced on Thursday. /COURTESY R.I. STATE POLICE

PROVIDENCE – One of Rhode Island’s most-wanted fugitives is now in custody.  Ronald L. Fischer, who has been on the run for 20 years, was arrested on his sailboat off the coast of New Jersey, the U.S. Marshals Service announced on Thursday. Fischer had been a fugitive since fleeing Rhode Island during his criminal trial in

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