AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators say 29 dangerous fugitives sought through the Texas 10 Most Wanted program were arrested last year.
The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday also said that $79,000 in rewards were paid for anonymous tips leading to some of the 2015 arrests.
DPS says the list of captured individuals includes a record 20 convicted sex offenders who fled but were caught. The previous Texas 10 MostWanted record for convicted sex offenders recaptured was 19 in 2013.
DPS says two of the state's most wanted convicted sex offenders last year were extradited from Mexico.
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared January to be Crime Stoppers Month inTexas.