SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A suspect involved in a Philadelphia shooting, where an officer was killed, has been arraigned in Scranton on charges, officials stated.
According to court documents, Alexander Batista-Polanco, 21, of Camden, New Jersey, was arraigned in Scranton for various charges related to an alleged burglary incident.
Batista-Polanco was recently arrested by Philadelphia investigators as a suspect in the shooting of a police officer, Richard Mendez, who was killed on October 12.
Philadelphia police stated in a press conference that Batista-Polanco was extradited to Scranton to be arraigned on the burglary charges.
