Facebook fugitive fails to give in to likes

HARTFORD, Conn. — Police in a Connecticut city were still searching Friday for a fugitive who failed to honour an agreement and surrender once enough people responded positively to his wanted poster on social media.

Jose Simms, 29, has seven arrest warrants and is being sought as a fugitive after failing to appear in court on charges that range from breach of peace to risk of injury to a child. He is believed to be somewhere in New York. Torrington police Lt. Brett Johnson posted on the department’s Facebook page Wednesday that Simms had contacted him through the social media site and agreed to turn himself in if the post containing his poster received 15,000 likes.

The page has far surpassed that number, but still no sign of Simms.

Police said despite the no-show, they are satisfied with their decision to enter into the agreement.