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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Three fugitives wanted on various charges were apprehended during a proactive sweep in Wilkes-Barre on Friday.</p><p>City police teamed up with state police and U.S. deputy marshals resulting in the capture of Imar Pena, Kameek Salinsky and Z&#8217;quan Leon Steeps.</p><p>Authorities first targeted 65 1/2 Dana St. arresting Steeps, 25, on domestic violence charges and finding a semi-automatic firearm under a mattress in a bedroom. The firearm was reported stolen to Scranton police.</p><p>Authorities said Steeps is a convicted felon on probation and prohibited from carrying, owning and handling a firearm.</p><p>Court records say Steeps was sentenced by Luzerne County Judge Joseph Sklarosky Jr. on March 28 to one year in the county&#8217;s Intermediate Punishment Program on drug trafficking charges.</p><p>Authorities said Steeps is facing a felony firearm charge.</p><p>Steeps was arraigned by District Judge Daniel O&#8217;Donnell on charges of simple assault and harassment stemming from an incident on March 20 in Wilkes-Barre. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.</p><p>Salinsky was arrested at 31 Lincoln Plaza where Pena was also located, authorities said.</p><p>Authorities said Salinsky is wanted for a probation violation on a robbery conviction in New York City where he was involved in a shooting.</p><p>Pena, 19, last known address as Darling Street, Wilkes-Barre, was wanted for skipping a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court on March 6 on charges by Plains Township police he was carrying counterfeit cash on Feb. 22, court records say.</p><p>Plains Township also has an arrest warrant for Pena on forgery related charges.</p><p>Pena was jailed at the county correctional facility and Salinsky was being processed as a fugitive from justice.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Pena </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/web1_Imar-Pena-02222019.jpg</photo0><caption0>Pena </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/web1_Kameek-Salinsky-WBPD-04192019.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Three fugitives captured during sweep in Wilkes-Barre