9/16/19
by News Department on 09/16/19Wanted Fugitive...
Investigators have identified a Hazleton man, with a criminal past, as a suspect in a May shooting.
Hazleton Police say they have issued a fugitive warrant for 21-year-old Kevin Polanco Perez.
He is wanted for a shooting in May at Altmiller Playground which injured another man. Investigators believe that shooting touched off other retaliatory shootings in the city.
Polanco Perez was previously arrested for firing a gun at a party in 2016 as well as drug charges.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact or email Hazleton Police.
