Two people were locked up in connection with the kidnapping of a juvenile in Scranton. According to reports, police in Scranton arrested two people in the 800 block of Pittston Avenue associated with the criminal street gang Popote for the robbery and kidnapping of a rival gang member that happened on Saturday, February 22. The accused, 20-year-old Cesar Rodriguez-Hernandez and his 17-year-old accomplice, along with other armed people forcibly remove the juvenile victim from an Ash Street car wash to the Skyview Housing complex. The active criminal investigation is ongoing, and police encourage anyone with information on this incident to contact the Scranton Police Detective Division.
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