Sergio Faundez was arraigned on multiple charges after stealing a car and leading police on a chase Tuesday morning in Scranton.
SCRANTON, Pa. — A man is behind bars after stealing a car and leading police on a chase in Scranton.
The car was reported stolen to the Olyphant Police Department on Monday night. The next morning, police in Scranton spotted the car, but it quickly took off.
The car was found after it crashed in Dunmore’s Green Ridge section, but the driver, Sergio Faundez, 36, of Exeter, was not inside.
A short time later, Faundez was found by police and taken into custody.
He was arraigned and charged with receiving stolen property, fleeing an officer, and related charges. He’s locked up at the Lackawanna County Prison after not being able to post $30,000 bail.