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Operativo policial en Florida culmina con el arresto de 76 depredadores sexuales (+VIDEO)
El operativo verificó que hubieran cumplido el registro estipulado en los términos de su liberación
Durante un operativo destinado a verificar el cumplimiento de las leyes de registro de delincuentes y depredadores sexuales, la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Volusia arrestó a 76 personas.
Los oficiales informaron que la “Operación Neptuno”, como se denominó a la iniciativa, comenzó el 1 de mayo y terminó la semana pasada.
Indicaron que realizaron controles en más de 800 de los más de 1,000 delincuentes sexuales y depredadores residentes en el condado de Volusia.
En un comunicado, el sheriff del condado de Volusia, Mike Chitwood, indicó que el sistema de registró está ahí por una razón.
“Necesitamos saber dónde viven los delincuentes sexuales y los depredadores en nuestra comunidad, qué vehículos conducen y si cumplen con las condiciones de su liberación”.
Algunas de las violaciones cometidas por los arrestados incluyeron la apertura de cuentas en redes sociales, específicamente Facebook, algo que tienen prohibido, así como la posesión de correo electrónico sin registrar su uso.
También se encontró la posesión de vida salvaje y la adquisición de celulares también sin informar a las autoridades, algo estipulado en los términos de su libertad condicional.
El Servicio de Alguaciles de Estados Unidos y oficiales de policía de la Florida ayudaron en la operación.
LONG-TERM OPERATION ON SEX OFFENDER/PREDATOR COMPLIANCE NETS 70+ ARRESTS A more than 3-month effort to enforce registration laws on sexual offenders and predators resulted in charges against 76 individuals – and confirmed compliance in hundreds of other cases across Volusia County – thanks to a joint operation between the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service and Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Operation Neptune started May 1 and concluded at the end of last week with VSO detectives, deputies and civilian staff working alongside state and federal agents to conduct checks on more than 80 percent of the more than 1,000 total offenders and predators living in Volusia County. “We have a registration system for a reason,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. “We need to know where sex offenders and predators are living in our community, what vehicles they drive, and whether they’re complying with the conditions of their release. That’s part of our responsibility to protect Volusia County, and registered offenders and predators should know that we’ll be coming around again in the future.” Those facing charges in the operation include: • Sexual predator Randy Doncaster, 58 (DOB 11/8/1960), who was arrested at his registered address of 3753 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, on a warrant for parole violation. Body camera video of this arrest is provided with this post. Doncaster was later found to be in possession of child pornography on an electronic device, and additional charges are pending. Doncaster was previously convicted of lewd acts on or in the presence of a child in 1994, and failure to register as a sexual predator in 2016. • Sexual offender Alfred Wilkes, 52 (DOB 7/14/1967), who was arrested on a warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. Detectives also learned Wilkes paid $500 in back rent to his landlord in the form of a Taurus Judge .45 caliber revolver. At the time of the deal, the landlord did not know Wilkes was a sex offender. It was also reported that Wilkes has access to several other firearms. Wilkes is facing additional charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and/or ammunition. • Sexual predator Anthony Mendez, 48 (DOB 5/4/1971), who was arrested after a concerned citizen notified the Sheriff’s Office that he was operating a Facebook account in violation of his conditions. Further investigation showed he also bought a cell phone and obtained an email address without disclosing it to the Sheriff’s Office as required. • Sexual predator Anthony Timothy, 57 (DOB 3/14/1962), who was keeping a wild raccoon in a cage inside his small apartment. Timothy was charged with violating an FWC order on captive wildlife and violation of probation. To search sex offenders and predators in your area, visit https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/home.jsf. You can receive alerts when an offender or predator moves close to a specific address by signing up at https://www.floridaoffenderalert.com/.
Posted by Volusia County Sheriff's Office on Monday, August 12, 2019
