Running Out Of Room

Ralph "Bucky" Phillips is rapidly running out of running room. The FBI has put Phillips on the 10 most wanted list. While that is not a guarantee that he will be captured, the FBI list has been an astonishingly successful tool in catching criminals for many years.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A fugitive sought in one of New York's largest manhunts on suspicion of killing a state trooper and wounding two others has been added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Ralph "Bucky" Phillips, a career thief who broke out of an Erie County jail in April, has already been added to the federal marshals' 15 Most Wanted list and was to be featured on "America's Most Wanted."

Phillips, 44, became the subject of a massive search after allegedly shooting a state trooper near Elmira in June.

Authorities believe Phillips has been helped by numerous people since his escape, but has also broken into unoccupied hunting cabins in New York and Pennsylvania and stolen about 15 cars to remain ahead of police, authorities said.

Phillips may have spent 11 days hiding out in a western Pennsylvania home last month, slipping back into New York at least once to steal 41 guns from a gun shop, authorities said.

Earlier posts with links to wanted posters here, here and here. FBI press release here.