Sarasota News Leader
September 6, 2013
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After he walked up to the car, the report says,
the deputy noticed Rodriguez "making erratic
hand movements in the area of the center console." Once Torrella had given verbal consent
for deputies to search the vehicle, the report
continues, a deputy found multiple cut-up
credit cards in the area where he had seen
Rodriguez making the hand movements.
Torrella is charged with 29 counts of Possession of Personal Identification with Intent to
Use, two counts of Criminal Use of Personal
Identification and one count of Trafficking in
Fraudulent Credit Cards. Rodriguez is charged
with three counts of Criminal Use of Personal Identification, one count of Trafficking in
Fraudulent Credit Cards, Possession of a
Counterfeit Driver's License, Tampering with
Evidence and Obstruction.
Alfredo Torrella/Contributed photo
NEW INITIATIVE NOTIFIES THE PUBLIC OF SEX OFFENDERS/PREDATORS
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is launching a new initiative to notify residents more
publicly of sex offenders and predators who
register a local address for the first time the
office announced Sept. 5.
When a sex offender or predator is released
from jail or prison, or moves to a new address,
the person must register with the Sarasota
County Jail, a news release points out. When
an offender registers in Sarasota County for
the first time, the Sheriff's Office will issue a
press release, publish it on its website and post
a notification to the agency's Facebook page,
"which will include the person's mug shot in a
distinctive graphic that should become recognizable to residents," the release says.
ator moves into this county and where they
plan to live," said Sheriff Tom Knight in the
release. "We do this to keep people informed
of potential dangers and to provide them with
the information they need to accurately understand the situation."
In addition to including residential information, the release will state when the person's
crime occurred, provide context about the
case, note the sentence the person received,
explain whether the person has been declared
a sex offender or predator and list whatever
restrictions the person has been accorded by
the judicial system.
The Sheriff's Office still recommends that people sign up for sex offender alerts from the
"We want citizens to know when someone Florida Department of Law Enforcement or
who has been labeled a sex offender or pred- by clicking here.
