A routine patrol in Lower Makefield Township last Friday led to the arrest of a man wanted for aggravated arson in Trenton.
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The arrest occurred at approximately 1:24 p.m. at the intersection of Route 1 and Oxford Valley Road, close to the Falls Township border, after a Lower Makefield Township police officer received an alert from the patrol car’s automatic license plate reader.
Officers conducted a traffic stop with weapons drawn and took the 30-year-old Hamilton, New Jersey, man into custody without incident., police said.
The man, whose identity has not been released, was confirmed to be the individual sought by Trenton authorities for aggravated arson.
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Following the arrest, New Jersey man was arraigned before District Judge Corryn Kronnagel on a fugitive from justice charge. He was being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility with bail set at 10 percent of $150,000 as he awaits extradition proceedings.
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