Wanted Hazleton man caught in Rush Township
By Kaylee Lindenmuth
RUSH TOWNSHIP – A Hazleton man wanted on drug charges in Luzerne County and DUI and other charges in Schuylkill County was taken into custody Tuesday in Rush Township.
According to Rush Township Police, Pedro Crespo, 23, of Hazleton, was taken into custody Tuesday for violations stemming from a 2015 offense.
The apprehension was through collaboration with the Hazleton Police Department, township police added.
Crespo was arraigned in Schuylkill County by Magisterial District Judge Stephen Bayer for DUI, False Identification, and other charges, and was committed to prison on $10,000 bail.
Crespo was additionally arraigned in Luzerne County by Magisterial District Judge Joseph Zola, Hazleton, for drug charges, and was committed to prison in lieu of $50,000 bail.