Thursday, August 23, 2018

Wanted Fugitive Discovered During Traffic Stop

A traffic stop in Delano Township led to the finding of a wanted fugitive from Hazleton.


According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, on August 22, 2018 around 10:30am, Antonio Hinojosa, 57, of Hazleton, was stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 81 in Delano Township.

While running Hinojosa's information, it was discovered that he was entered into the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) by the Passaic County Sheriff's office in New Jersey for violation of probation for forgery and wrongful impersonation.

Hinojosa was taken into custody and arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Kilker, Shenandoah, on a fugitive from justice charge.

He was locked up in Schuylkill County Prison awaiting extradition back to New Jersey.