Man Living In Berlin Under False ID To Avoid Arrest: Police

BERLIN, CT — A man wanted on an extraditable warrant out of Pennsylvania was charged in Berlin with assuming a false identity, according to a police statement. Ernest Cohens, 52, of Sacramento, CA, was on probation in Pennsylvania for homicide by vehicle and displaying obscene/sexual materials.

In January Cohens absconded from his supervision in Pennsylvania and had been evading apprehension since then.

A police investigation revealed that Cohens had assumed a false identity and had gained employment using fraudulent documents, according to the statement. At the time of his arrest he was working for a Connecticut trucking company as a driver.

Cohens was arrested Wednesday at the Citgo gas station at 1289 Farmington Ave. in Berlin. He was charged with second-degree forgery, criminal impersonation, and two counts of extradition arrest by warrant.

He was held on $525,000 bond and arraigned at Superior Court in New Britain.