A fugitive who escaped from custodial protection in Keelung Sunday and later fled to Taipei was captured by police Wednesday evening in New Taipei's Xinzhuang District, local authorities said.
The campuses of high schools, elementary schools and preschools in northern Taiwan will remain closed to the public until further notice after a fugitive, who escaped from custodial protection on Sunday, was reportedly seen in the vicinity, local governments announced Wednesday.
The campuses of schools in northern Taiwan will reopen to the public during non-school hours on Thursday, following the capture late Wednesday of an escaped fugitive in New Taipei.