Mobile Biometrics ID Man Wanted for Child Molestation

Port St. Lucie fingerprint reader nabs child molest suspect (CBS 12)

On January 26, at approximately 9:00 p.m., an officer was conducting a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle in a “hotspot” (area known for a high concentration of auto and residential burglaries). During the stop, the suspect had no identification and the name provided indicated no wants or warrants, yet the officer was suspect of the name given.

When the backup officer arrived on scene, the officer took the suspect's fingerprint using the Fingerprint Reader and within 30 seconds, the suspect was positively identified as Carlos Rodrigues and had an active warrant out of Rochester, New York for sodemy on a child under 12.

The arresting officer deserves a special note of gratitude. The nature of the alleged crime is horrible in the extreme.