The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Mark Timothy McBride, 58, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list, said a press release Thursday. A cash reward of up to $3,000 is now being offered for information leading to his capture. McBride is wanted for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements, parole violation and probation violation. All tips are guaranteed to be anonymous.
According to the press release, McBride has ties to the North Richland Hills/Fort Worth areas, and has previously lived in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Prior to absconding from the North Richland Hills area in 2011, McBride had expressed an interest in living and working in Alaska. In 2006, McBride was convicted in Tarrant County on three counts of indecency with a child/sexual contact for incidents involving two 16-year-old females. For more information or updates in the event of his arrest, see his wanted bulletin at: http://www.dps.texas.gov/
McBride is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs approximately 250 pounds, and he may wear glasses.
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 five different ways to provide anonymous tips:
- Call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477).
- Text the letters DPS, followed by your tip, to 274637 (CRIMES) from your cell phone.
- 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 at http://www.facebook.com/
texas10mostwanted by clicking the “SUBMIT A TIP” link (under the “About” section). - Submit a tip through the DPS Mobile App. The app is currently available for iPhone users in the Apple App Store and for Android users on Google Play.
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 at http://www.dps.texas.gov/
Do not attempt to apprehend these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.
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