
James Francis Hurley
MURDER
We are appealing for information about the whereabouts of 42 year old James Francis Hurley, a convicted murderer and armed robber, who escaped while being transferred between prisons on 16 February 1994.
We are offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information leading to the arrest and re-imprisonment of Hurley.
Hurley was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989, having been convicted of murder, armed robbery and firearm offences.
Hurley was involved in an armed robbery on 14 April 1988, with two other men, of a security van outside Barclays Bank, Bank Court, Hemel Hempstead. Hurley acted as getaway driver.
Off-duty Hertfordshire Police Constable Frank Mason attempted to intervene in the robbery and was callously shot in the back as he attempted to arrest one of the suspects. PC Mason died of his injuries and was posthumously awarded the Queens Gallantry Medal for his bravery.
On 16 February 1994 Hurley was being transferred to HMP Wandsworth by bus. As the bus was travelling along Swandon Way, SW18, Hurley and another prisoner threatened a prison officer with a knife and Hurley managed to escape.
Hurley has been identified as the only convicted murderer of a police officer in the UK who is on the run.