Gabriel Orlando Ramirez in this booking image.
Story Created:
Oct 27, 2008 at 3:34 PM CST
Story Updated:
Jun 26, 2009 at 5:02 PM CST
Another fugitive is off the streets thanks to your tips and Action News' Wheel of Justice.
According to Minnehaha County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Gearman, Gabriel Orlando Ramirez has been arrested. Ramirez allegedly beat up a random woman at a Sioux Falls bar and took off with her purse. The Sheriff's Office put out a warrant for his arrest and we targeted him on the Wheel.
Your tips poured in.
Tipsters told authorites that Ramirez was hiding out at a house in Oklahoma. Local deputies immediately checked it out, but the person who answered the door denied that Ramirez was there. Just then, one of the deputies spotted Ramirez nearby.
After chasing him down, they put him under arrest.
Gearman says Ramirez has waived extradition to Minnehaha County.
The Sheriff's Office points out that tips played a big part in bringing fugitives to justice. Gearman said, "An aware and involved community is the greatest asset law enforcement has. Citizens who make the choice to become involved are the unsung heroes."
If you have any information on any fugitive targeted by the Wheel, call Crime Stoppers at (605) 367-7007 or submit a tip online here. All tips are confidential.
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Editor's Note: The following story was published October 31, 2008.
The Sioux Falls Police Department needs your help to put 31-year-old Gabriel Orlando Ramirez behind bars.
Ramirez is wanted for second-degree robbery. Sioux Falls Police say that on June 20th of this year, he brutally assaulted a woman outside a Sioux Falls bar. Officer Sam Clemens said, "Once she walked outside, there was a person that walked up to her, punched her several times, took her purse and then fled on foot."
Ramirez has been running from the law ever since.
"Obviously, he doesn't want to be caught. he's fled the Sioux Falls area, came back, and fled again," said Minnehaha County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Gearman.
But your tips could give officers the lead they need to make an arrest. Here's a description of what he looks like:
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Other: Small scar below right eye.
If you have any information on Gabriel Ramirez, call Crime Stoppers at (605) 367-7007 or submit your tip online here.
All calls are confidential.
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