High-risk Edinburg sex offender caught in Dallas

12/23/2014

Jeffrey Ortiz

A wanted Edinburg, high-risk sex offender is jailed after he was caught in Dallas.

The Department of Public Safety said a tip led them to Jeffrey Ortiz, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender.

The 37-year-old man failed to register as a sex offender out of Edinburg, probation violation and for failure to appear.

DPS Safety Criminal Investigations Division, U.S. Marshals Service North Texas Fugitive Task Force and Dallas Police Department assisted in the arrest of Ortiz.

Authorities arrested Ortiz at a home in Dallas.

The 37-year-old man was featured on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list for a month.

DPS said a reward of up to $8,000 will be given to the tipster.

If you would like to see the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list, click here.

To call DPS for an anonymous tip, you can:

• Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
• Text the letters DPS – followed by your tip – to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone
• Submit a web tip through the DPS website by selecting the fugitive you have information about, and then clicking on the link under their picture
• Submit a Facebook tip by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section)
• Submit a tip through the DPS mobile app. The app is currently available for iPhone users on the Apple App Storeand for Android users on Google Play

DPS warns to not approach the fugitives since they are considered armed and dangerous.

 

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