AUSTIN – The reward for Santos Francisco Sanchez, 47, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender and this month’s featured fugitive, has increased to $10,000 for information leading to his capture if the tip comes in during the month of August. Sanchez, who is a Texas Syndicate gang member, has a violent criminal past and is wanted for parole violation and failure to register as a sex offender. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.
Sanchez’s last known address was in the Tarrant County area, where he also has family ties; and he is known to work as a carpenter. In 1996, Sanchez was convicted in the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Fort Worth. He was required to report to a halfway house after his release from prison in 2003, but Sanchez never registered with the La Villa Police Department in Hidalgo County. (Please note the above photos are from 2003.) For more information, see his wanted bulletin.
Sanchez is 5 feet 10 inches tall and was last known to weigh approximately 205 pounds. His tattoos include: dragon/skulls/devils on his left forearm; a heart on his upper left arm; a peacock on his upper right arm; and heart/rose on his right forearm.
Texas Crime Stoppers, which is funded by the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10 Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders.
To be eligible for the cash rewards, there are three different ways to provide anonymous tips:
- Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
- 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).
All tips are anonymous – regardless of how they are submitted.
DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists – with photos – on the DPS website.
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.
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