PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd treated 14 registered sex offenders to his “Cross Bar Hotel” during a month-long Halloween initiative the sheriff’s office announced on Nov. 1.
During October, the operation conducted by Polk County’s Special Victims Unit, Crime Suppression Teams, and the Florida Department of Corrections and Probation, aimed to make sure sexual predator compliance laws were not being violated by registered sex offenders.
Detectives identified 14 suspects failing to comply with registration laws and violation of probation as well as other charges.
Thirteen were arrested and charged, with one “at large” now facing a warrant for his arrest….