~Coordinated effort yields the location of 537 sexual offenders in 30 day sweep~
Governor Jeb Bush and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Guy Tunnell today announced preliminary results of a month long statewide effort to locate, and where appropriate, arrest individuals who have absconded from Florida’s sexual offender and predator registry. The Sexual Offender Apprehension Program (SOAP) resulted in the location of 537 absconders. Of these absconders, 203 were arrested and 334 were verified as deceased, deported, incarcerated, determined to be no longer living in Florida, or located and registered in accordance with the law. In addition, addresses were verified for another 739 sexual predators and offenders and 40 arrests were made on other charges. The mission of the operation focused on locating absconded sexual offenders and predators, arresting those who were non-compliant, and verifying the whereabouts of many others. Continue reading 7386 – Governor Bush Announces Results Of Statewide Sex Offender/Predator Sweep