EPSCO & EPPD SEX OFFENDERS UNIT INITIATE “OPERATION FURY”
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| El Paso County Sheriff’s Office 3850 Justice Dr., El Paso, Texas 79938 Contact: Angelica Becerra / Public Information Officer Office: (915) 538-2119 Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5237) EMAIL: abecerra@epcounty.com Website: EPCSO.ORG  |
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 | “OPERATION FURY” EPCSO in conjunction with the EPPD, simultaneously execute a Sex Offender compliance check in two phases resulting in subsequent arrests. PHASE I: JULY 13-15, 2011 PHASE II: JULY 31ST-AUGUST 2ND, 2011 |  |
The County of El Paso has approximately 300 Registered Sex Offenders with approximately 187 sex offenders currently residing within the County.
The mission of “Operation Fury” was to successfully execute a six day sex offender compliance blitz to ascertain the level of sex offender compliance in the County of El Paso. The compliance checks were executed in two phases in which participating sections verified 168 Registered Sex Offenders, not to include those incarcerated which make up the other approximate half.
Deputies accomplished this operation by initiating systematic checks of residences that “should” be occupied by the Registered Sex Offenders. Deputies worked a total of six days, 8 hr shifts, to accomplish this mission.
The El Paso Police Department Pebble Hills Regional Command initiated a similar operation on the same dates in their perspective precinct within the City of El Paso also verifying an approximate 57 Registered Sex Offenders.
EPSO/ PHASE I & PHASE II RESULTS:
168- SEX OFFENDERS VERIFIED
166- COMPLIANT
2-NON-COMPLIANT
TOTAL ARRESTS: 5
2- MISDEAMENOR ARREST (TRAFFIC WARRANTS)
5- FELONY ARRESTS
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SEX OFFENDER
MONICO VENAVIDEZ
(36)
CHARGE:
TRAFFIC WARRANTS
| SEX OFFENDER
EDRIK ALVAREZ
(28)
CHARGE:
TRAFFIC WARRANTS | SEX OFFENDER
FREDDY LUGO
(37)
CHARGE:
CRIMINAL NON-SUPPORT
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| SEX OFFENDER ALEJANDRO LAZCANO (29) CHARGE: Sex Offenders Duty To Register 10 years | SEX OFFENDER
MARK MARTINEZ (43)
CHARGE:
Sex Offenders Duty To Register Life/Annually
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In Addition, while conducting a sex offender home verification, Strike Team Members arrested (2) subjects in the area for Possession of Cocaine.
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ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ JR. (45)
CHARGE:
Possession of C/S PG 1 u/1 g (cocaine) | ROMAN ORTEGA (49)
CHARGE:
Possession of C/S PG 1 u/1 g
(cocaine) |
The Sex Offender Unit has once again shown the significant impact on the tracking and monitoring of all registered sex offenders in the county. The joint operation with the El Paso Police Department’s Sex Offender Registration and Tracking Unit, resulted in a quite successful operation, “OPERATION FURY”.
Participating EPCSO sections: EPSO SORT Unit, Strike Team, Courthouse Security, ICE, Montana & Clint Patrol Bureau
CLICK LINK BELOW FOR TEXAS SEX OFFENDER DATABASE.
http://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPSWEB/SorNew/index.aspx