Texas DPS Raises Cash Reward for January's Most Wanted Fugitive

AUSTIN, TX –  The Texas Department of Public Safety has raised the cash reward prize to $12,500 for any tips that will help capture Freddie Alaniz, 36, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive featured this month.  

Alaniz is wanted for murder, sexual assault of a child and possession of marijuana. For murder, Alaniz is wanted for a 2006 aggravated assault case in San Antonio for allegedly stabbing a man during a fight. Alaniz was initially arrested for the offense and was able to make bail; however, after posting bail, he fled and has been a fugitive ever since. The victim from Alaniz’s alleged attack later died as a result of his injuries. Furthermore, in February of 2016, Alaniz was arrested in Zavala County for sexual assault of a child.

DPS said, “Alaniz has ties to the town of La Pryor, Texas (Zavala County), [and] his criminal history also includes assault causing bodily injury, resisting arrest and driving while intoxicated.”

Alaniz is described as being between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 6 inches, and he weighs between 120 and 150 pounds. DPS advises people that the above image is a digital age progression, developed by a Texas Ranger forensic artist, of how the fugitive is believed to look today. Alaniz does have a tattoo of a dot on his left hand and a scar on his right eyebrow; he has also had a broken nose in the past and was known to wear prescription glasses.

The $12,500 reward will only be valid during the month of January. To be eligible for the cash reward, tipsters must provide information to authorities on of the five following methods:

• 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 clocking on the link under their picture
• Submit a Facebook tip at http://www.facebook.com/texas10most… by clicking "SUBMIT A TIP" link (under the "About" section)
• Submit a tip through DPS Mobile App. The app is currently available for iPhone users on the Apple App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tex… ) and for Android users on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/… 

All tips are anonymous and tipsters will be provided a tip number instead of using their name.

DPS investigators work with local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. To find the current list, with photos, please visit the DPS website at www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/.