The long arm of the law closed around a certain Luis Alberto Becerra, age 38, who found himself on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list – no small feat, but his days on the run came to a swift end thanks to a tipster's call to Crime Stoppers, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirms. There's money on this kind of information – the kind that leads to such captures, Crime Stoppers ensures a payout in this case. According to the DPS statement, the arrest unfolded on Oct. 5 near Alice, Texas, in Jim Wells Co., when deputies, acting on a tip, pulled over a vehicle harboring the sought-after Becerra.
CAPTURED: Crime Stoppers Tip Leads to Capture of Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive in Jim Wells Co.
— Texas DPS (@TxDPS) October 15, 2024
Thanks to the work of law enforcement, Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Luis Alberto Becerra is back in custody following his recent arrest. Becerra, 38, was taken into custody following… pic.twitter.com/Bz2zZI8zjP
Having tangled with the law, Becerra was previously tried and convicted in 2014 for impeding someone’s breath or circulation through assault, the kind that happens when family or household members come to blows. The justice system handed him probation for a decade, but it didn’t stick – his probation met its end in 2020, and he found himself with a two-year bid in a TDCJ prison, and wouldn’t you know it, as of January this year, he was already wanted again, this time out of Hidalgo Co. for allegations of aggravated robbery – a quick study, no doubt in the ways of upping the ante.
Crime Stoppers and the Governor’s Public Safety Office foot the bill for these rewards, dangling a monetary carrot for those willing to squeal – all anonymous, of course, and as of now, they’ve shelled out a cool $19,000 across various captures that include 37 of Texas' most unwanted, among them a mix of 14 sex offenders, 10 gang members, and 4 who dabbled in the undocumented life. But whoever's got that golden nugget of info, they’ve got to call it in – dial up the hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477), or hit the web and drop a dime directly on the DPS website by clicking under the fugitive's mugshot, or even go as modern as submitting a Facebook tip via the "SUBMIT A TIP" link—it's a buffet of options.
The DPS keeps a gallery of rogues, freshly updated photos and all, for public perusal – those with an appetite for justice can feast their eyes on the most current lists of fugitives and undesirables, categorically segmented into Fugitives, Sex Offenders, and Criminal Illegal Immigrants, just a click away on the DPS website.
