Can not locate inmate

[shutout]

What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania

Lets call him "Joe" was picked up on 10/26 in Chicago because a warrant from PA was issued (his ex wife of 12 years recently became a PA cop who initiated this and is out for blood).

He served 33 days in Cook County and was extradiated to PA on 11/28.

We have tried contacting PA state police who will not cooperate, and disclose as to where Joe was extradiated to.

Finally, today, they advised his mother (who resides in PA) that he was in Carbon County Prison. Upon calling them, they stated Joe was not there and they could not help me because their computer was down. Could be ex wife works there.

Where do we turn to in order to find my MIA Joe? Does PA have an interactive database wherein they can search by SS# and additional information. Who would I contact?

We just need to start some where, and right now all doors are closed.

Regards,

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[bulldogg70]

Check the extradite orders, it will give the county that wants him, not only the state.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania

Lets call him "Joe" was picked up on 10/26 in Chicago because a warrant from PA was issued (his ex wife of 12 years recently became a PA cop who initiated this and is out for blood).

He served 33 days in Cook County and was extradiated to PA on 11/28.

We have tried contacting PA state police who will not cooperate, and disclose as to where Joe was extradiated to.

Finally, today, they advised his mother (who resides in PA) that he was in Carbon County Prison. Upon calling them, they stated Joe was not there and they could not help me because their computer was down. Could be ex wife works there.

Where do we turn to in order to find my MIA Joe? Does PA have an interactive database wherein they can search by SS# and additional information. Who would I contact?

We just need to start some where, and right now all doors are closed.

Regards,

Shut Out


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This site should be able to help you. It is the PA department of corrections "inmate locator".

http://www.cor.state.pa.us/portal/cwp/view.asp?a=380&q=126864

 

[shutout]

Still Shut out

Check the extradite orders, it will give the county that wants him, not only the state.

If I was a true blonde, you would be my hero, however the circumstances are not that easy.

Joe was taken from my household and the arresting officer, after repeately asking what the charges were, stated "PA issued a Warrant", and took him away.

He was taken to Cook County Jail (the South Side of Chicago), and I was advised by Joe and other parties that it was not safe for me to attend. I live 40 miles from the city and and Cook County is one of the highest crime areas in the Country.

After three days, I received a call and was advised that this was a political sting (p/u for Joe date end of October) in order to increase the "inmate numbers" so the canidates would look shiney.

The judge sentenced him to 30 days and then he would be released.

On the 33 day, they took him away.

We still can not locate him.

The charges are minor and if anyone thinks if the the charges are revelant, please advise ( I will probally post this at a later time).

I do not want to create "War and Peace novel", however, I am still shut out.

The only lead I received is to contact the States Rep. of PA.

 

[Bravo8]

I don't know how helpful any state rep from PA would be, but maybe if you contacted your Rep he or she could work with a PA rep to locate Joe.

Why not try and contact the officer who made the arrest and ask if he knows where the warrant was issued from?

Do we know where his ex-wife works? If so, I could at least point you to a county. Although, it's no guarantee that she is the one who charged him. BTW, if she works in the jail, she can't file charges, so she would have nothing to do with the warrant.

What are the charges? Can you tell me the circumstances surrounding the charges? Maybe we can figure out where the alleged offenses occured, and therefore should be able to figure out where he is incarcerated.

You won't be able to locate him throught the Pa DOC site b/c he's most likely not incarcerated in a state facility. I'm sure he's detained in a county jail.

 

[shutout]

Thank you for your assistance.

We finally received contact from him, and the reason he was MIA is that drove him through out various states picking up other inmates, therefore it took 9 days to transport him.

Perhaps you could assist with the charges.

His wife took him and their 4 kids and disappeared about 15 years ago. He tried to locate them, but could not.

After the 4th year of her leaving, his house was broken into and various items were stolen and damage to the house occured.

A claim was filed by him and an insurance check was issued ($4,000.00), and since the house/insurance was in both of their names, he endorsed the check by signing both names.

When they were together, they did it all the time (work checks ect.).

Now, 11 years later, she has pressed forgery charges, hence extradition.

Any insight as to how this will go? We have been advise to not persue the PD route, because the win rate is 2%.

 

[zcc6467]

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georgia - was he still married to her when he forged her name???

 

[shutout]

Yes and he still is.

He could not locate her until this all came about.

Now he can divorce her.

 

[Bravo8]

The statute of limitations is 5 years on forgery. I suspect there is either more to the story than you are letting on, or somehow the SOL hasn't expired (such as the charges were filed within the time period, but they just found him).

Regardless, for the Forgery to be applicable, there needs to be the intent to defraud or injure someone.

If his wife was missing for the 4 years prior to him signing the check, I think that proving his intent to defraud or injure will be almost impossible. He can (and should) testify that he had no idea where she was, and had been unable to contact her prior to the check signing.

 

[LdiJ]

The statute of limitations is 5 years on forgery. I suspect there is either more to the story than you are letting on, or somehow the SOL hasn't expired (such as the charges were filed within the time period, but they just found him).

Regardless, for the Forgery to be applicable, there needs to be the intent to defraud or injure someone.

If his wife was missing for the 4 years prior to him signing the check, I think that proving his intent to defraud or injure will be almost impossible. He can (and should) testify that he had no idea where she was, and had been unable to contact her prior to the check signing.

There almost has to be more to the story. If he had no contact at all with his wife how in the world would she even know that he had had a break in and got a reimbursement check from the insurance company?

She had to have wanted to get him on something, BADLY. She would have had to pull police reports for his home address, seen that he had a break in..then contacted the insurance company to find out if he filed a claim, and then got them to give her a copy of the cancelled check.