Luis S. Fraticelli, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), San Juan Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Pedro A. Toledo Davila, Superintendent, Police of Puerto Rico, today announce the arrest of fugitives Adrian Alvarez-Rosado, age 29; Roberto Alvarez Rosado, age 33; and Raul Alvarez-Rosado, age 37.  The three subjects, who are brothers, are also former residents of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

Following the January 18, 2005, homicide of Mislael Pumarejo-Ruiz in the Sector La Via of Aguadilla, the Police of Puerto initiated an investigation against these three subjects and their cousin William Alvarez Rosado.  The three brothers and their cousin are alleged to have attacked and killed Mr. Pumarejo-Ruiz following a traffic altercation.  Afterwards, the three brothers allegedly fled Puerto Rico in an attempt to avoid capture.  Their cousin William Alvarez Rosado, age 24, was previously arrested on January 22, 2005, in connection with the alleged crime.

On August 19, 2005, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the three remaining subjects were arrested without incident by FBI Special Agents and Philadelphia Police Department detectives after they were tracked to their new residence located in the 2900 block of Waterloo Street in Philadelphia.  The three fugitives were taken into custody based upon federal arrest warrants charging them with Unlawful Flight To Avoid Prosecution (18 U.S.C. Section 1073).  They were successfully located and arrested based upon the FBI having recently developed information regarding their flight and relocation to the Philadelphia area.

The three brothers have been turned over to the Extraditions Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department.  It is expected that they will be extradited back to Puerto Rico in the near future where they will face local criminal charges.