Crime & Safety

Sex Offender Caught At Riverside County Elementary School

Gabriel Vasquez, 43, of Anaheim, was found at Fremont Elementary School.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA -- A sex offender wanted for cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet was found Friday at a Riverside County elementary school. Gabriel Vasquez, 43, of Anaheim, was found at Fremont Elementary School around 4:30 p.m. in Riverside, police said.

Riverside officers responded to the 1700 block of Main Street and found Vasquez at a home. Vasquez reportedly fled to the elementary school where he was caught with the help of a K-9, police said.

Vasquez was arrested for the parole violation warrant and resisting arrest. He was taken to a local hospital for medical clearance then later booked into jail.

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--Photo courtesy of Riverside Police Department

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