riddle - Wanted: Family of 6

After many years, authorities are still looking for a family of 6, five of whom are suspected of many multiple-country border crossings with no passports or proper identification. Although no known damage has been done, the homeland security divisions of many countries are irate, and continue "to spend much time and money until these 6 are found and punished."

A recent tip led investigators to believe that 5 of the 6 are still actively on the run, and that these 5 meet with the 6th member (believed to be the leader) at the same time each day, presumably to plan future evasion tactics. However, no sightings of any of the 6 have been documented, leaving authorities puzzled.

On multiple occasions, top intelligence in many different countries led several police forces to some of the family members' projected locations, but each time officers have reported an eerie feeling of 1 or more members of the family being extremely close to them, yet none were seen.

The official, but limited, suspect information:

1. Priscilla, mother and leader, at least 8 counts of trespassing, claims her children are not doing any harm, and that she has trained them on the straight and narrow path their whole lives


2. Ed, tallest sibling, 13 counts of trespassing, the most famous of the 5 siblings worldwide


3. Caitlin, 17 counts of trespassing


4. Cadence, twin sister of Caitlin, at least 12 counts of trespassing


5. Arnold, 8 counts of trespassing


6. Anthony, twin brother of Arnold, multiple counts of aiding and abetting

Who are these six?

Answer

They are:

Various lines on the earth and the number of countries each passes through.

Priscilla, mother and leader, at least 8 counts of trespassing, claims her children are not doing any harm, and that she has trained them on the straight and narrow path their whole lives

Prime Meridian: UK, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana

Ed, tallest sibling, 13 counts of trespassing, the most famous of the 5 worldwide

Equator: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati

Caitlin, 17 counts of trespassing

Tropic of Cancer: Bahamas, Mexico, Mauritania, Mali, Western Sahara, Algeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, China, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bangladesh, Burma and Taiwan

Cadence, twin sister of Caitlin, at least 12 counts of trespassing

Tropic of Capricorn: Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Australia, Madagascar, Mozambique, France (French Polynesia + New Caledonia), Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand (Cook Islands)

Arnold, 8 counts of trespassing

Arctic Circle: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, United States (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and Iceland

Anthony, twin brother of Arnold, multiple counts of aiding and abetting

Antarctic Circle: No countries

Bonus clues:

All the lines are "straight and narrow". The Equator is the longest of the 5 siblings, hence the "tallest". The two tropics and the two circles are "twins" of each other as they are matched pairs in the north and south.