Since 2008, tips from readers of The Washington Examiner have led directly to the capture of 50 area fugitives. Here are 12 cases that stand out.

• Derrick Arthur: Kidnapping suspect shot his way past dozens of police outside Northeast Washington hotel and escaped through National Arboretum in 2005. Three years later, Arthur was featured in The Examiner, and a reader tip led to his arrest, on Oct. 7, 2008.

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