Man Hid From Police for 11 Years, Detained After Returning to Poland in Bochnia

In brief

• Police in Bochnia detained a 33-year-old man who had been wanted under two arrest warrants.
• He had been hiding for 11 years, most of that time abroad, and was detained in his hometown after returning to Poland.
• A second wanted man from Bochnia county was detained in the same operation.
• Both men were required to serve prison sentences.

Two men with prison terms detained in Bochnia

Criminal investigators from the Bochnia county police unit carried out operations over the past few days that ended with two residents of Bochnia county in custody. Both were required to serve prison sentences, but for a time they had remained out of reach of the courts. (Ukrywał się przed policją od 11 lat. Wpadł po powrocie do Polski – o2) (Przez lata ukrywał się za granicą. Poszukiwany dwoma listami gończymi zatrzymany w Bochni – Bochnianin)

Hiding abroad for 11 years

The first suspect is a 33-year-old resident of Bochnia who had been wanted under two arrest warrants. Police say he spent most of that period outside Poland, hiding from law enforcement. After he returned to Poland, he was detained in his hometown.

A second arrest in the same operation

A second wanted man was also taken into custody. The reports do not give his age or the details of his sentence.

Suspects and time wanted

Two men are affected: the 33-year-old man from Bochnia and a second man, who was wanted at the same time.

According to the reports, the first man was wanted for 11 years in total.