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An Assortment of Fugitives
Oct. 25, 2008

Rapists, robbers and murderers – they’re the criminals local law enforcement officers are on a manhunt for.

Some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted criminals have had a little more to worry about these last few weeks, with agencies making concentrated efforts to take known fugitives off the streets and put them behind bars, where they belong. That effort continues this weekend, as detectives are on a manhunt for some of the most dangerous and violent offenders known to police.

“We’re not playing games. Never have – never will," said Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott.

One of the latest additions to the most wanted list is Luis Gonzalez - wanted in the death of San Carlos resident Tia Poklemba. Gonzalez is believed to have left town, but deputies believe someone knows where he is.

And Wesnel Isaac, one of the most violent offenders Lee County has ever seen – accused of kidnapping and murdering three men – then leaving them dead in a car in Lehigh.

The warrants sweeps have been extremely effective, with dozens of fugitives apprehended in just a short amount of time. And every new lead taken in through the Crime Stoppers hotline brings detectives that much closer to putting known criminals behind bars.

Some of the most wanted criminals in Southwest Florida include sexual deviants, murderers and drug dealers out to destroy lives. It includes people like Troy Bolin, wanted for sexually battering a young girl for several years.

“He needs to be picked up, and he will be picked up. He will come up for air. If he’s watching, and he knows he’s wanted… the Sheriff’s Office would be more than happy to throw him in jail," Scott said.

Take a look at these faces - if they look familiar and you know where they’re at, Crime Stoppers is asking you to make that anonymous phone call. A cash reward lies in wait, and detectives are on the ready to put these most wanted fugitives in jail, and away from the opportunity to ever hurt someone else again.

“When our guys can put handcuffs on someone like that, it’s a good day," Scott said.

www.swflcrimestoppers.org.