A convicted sexual predator has registered his address as transient near an intersection in West Boca Raton, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. PBSO identified him as Reggie Lee Cruz, born October 21, 1984, and said he is currently living as a transient around West Palmetto Park Road and Highway 441 in Boca Raton, Florida 33428.
The alert came in a post from PBSO
on Thursday, which stated plainly that Cruz has registered an address located in Palm Beach County and described his current status as transient at that intersection. The sheriff's office urged residents to check for registered predators and offenders in their own neighborhoods through the icrimewatch.net database.
A flyer from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement lists Cruz's designation as Sexual Predator with a status of Released - Subject to Registration, under Department of Corrections number W21645. The flyer describes him as a white male standing 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 270 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. FDLE's flyer also includes a notable caution: positive identification cannot be established unless a fingerprint comparison is made.
A Familiar Corner for Local Readers
BocaNewsNow reported in August 2025 that Cruz had registered as transient near Palmetto Park Road and U.S. 441, writing that he was “transient,” but living on the streets near that intersection.
BocaNewsNow's earlier reporting also detailed Cruz's criminal history, stating that he was convicted of two counts of sexual battery by a juvenile on a victim under the age of 12, with those convictions adjudicated on September 29, 2003.
What Sexual Predator Registration Actually Requires
Florida law treats the registration obligations of sexual predators separately from those covering certain other offenders. Under Florida Statutes section 775.261, the state's specific definition of “transient residence” is written for career offenders and explicitly does not apply to someone designated as a sexual predator who must register under section 775.21, the separate statute governing predators like Cruz.
Residents who want to look up registered offenders or predators near their own homes can do so through the icrimewatch.net tool PBSO pointed to in its announcement.
