State Police Announce the Apprehension of a Fugitive from the Top 10 Wanted Sex Offender List

Today, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section concluded a two-year investigation into the whereabouts of 50-year-old Mark LaPerle when he was located and arrested in San Diego, California by members of the San Diego Police Department. LaPerle is classified in Massachusetts as a High Risk, Level 3 Sex Offender and has an outstanding arrest warrant out of Fitchburg District Court for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. After numerous attempts to locate LaPerle in the Fitchburg and Worcester areas, he was placed on the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section's Top 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender List on Thursday, February 7, 2008.

The State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section obtained information that assisted them in tracking LaPerle to Texas and eventually to San Diego, California. After tracking LaPerle to San Diego, the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section contacted the San Diego Police Department Sex Offender Registry Unit to seek assistance in locating and apprehending LaPerle. Members of the San Diego Police Department, working on tips provided by the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, located LaPerle today at approximately 1:00 p.m. in the Clairmont section of San Diego and placed him under arrest on the Fitchburg District Court warrant. LaPerle was arrested without incident, and is being held by the San Diego Police Department pending rendition proceedings to Massachusetts.

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