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Fugitive crackdown
April 4, 2009

Fugitive felons on the run are the focus for area police, who are asking for the public’s help in tracking down some of the area’s most violent offenders.

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. 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.

The latest addition to the most wanted list is Dominique Williams. It’s hard to believe, but he’s already been arrested 39 times before for multiple robberies, shootings, carjackings and a host of drug and weapons charges. Detectives say he’s still wreaking havoc in the Harlem Heights area of Lee County.

Also dodging deputies is Hector Carreras, wanted on a list of felony charges stemming from an aggravated stalking case, where he carried out some of his threats in a day care parking lot just days after being served with an injunction for protection.

These 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, attempted murderers and drug dealers trying to destroy lives. It includes people like Sergio Correia, wanted for the lewd and lascivious molestation of a teenager, and Troy Bolin, wanted for the sexual battery of a young girl.

“”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 behind bars once and for all.

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

Anyone with information on a wanted fugitive is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477). All callers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for up to $1,000 in cash rewards. Tips may also be made online at www.swflcrimestoppers.org.