Philadelphia, PA – Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task
Force have arrested Christine Dunkowski, 47, and Albert Dunkowski, 54,
both who were wanted for Flight to Avoid Prosecution and Default in
Required Appearance. On October 6th, 2021, the Dunkowski’s skipped out
of their Bucks County trial for Endangering the Welfare of 6 of their
children. The U.S. Marshals Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive
Task Force was then asked to assist in the fugitive investigations.
On Friday, October 15th, at approximately
10:30am, Deputy Marshals and Task Force Officers from the Delaware and
Philadelphia offices apprehended Christine Dunkowski at a motel located
in the 1000 block of south Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware. On
October 21st, at 11:30am, Deputies and task force officers from
Philadelphia and the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested
Albert Dunkowski at a bus stop in the 200 block of Belle Hill Road in
Elkton, Maryland. Both arrests were made without incident. These
apprehensions were a result of a joint investigation including U.S.
Marshal’s Offices in Eastern Pennsylvania, the District of Delaware, the
Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, and the Bucks County District
Attorney’s Office.
Eric Gartner, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, said “Crimes against children loom at the
forefront of human tragedy. We immensely appreciate the opportunity to
support Bucks County DA Matt Weintraub and the Bucks County Detectives’
always diligent efforts to identify, capture and prosecute those that
perpetrate such heinous crimes.”
The Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive
Task Force is a team of law enforcement officers led by U.S. Marshals in
Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The task force’s objective is
to seek out and arrest violent crime fugitives. Please see
https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/pa-e/ for more information on
our most wanted fugitives.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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