Contributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: Joshua Fontes, a Level 3 Sex Offender, has registered an address in Safford.
Courtesy SPD
SAFFORD – A Level 3 Sexual Offender has registered an address.
Joshua Fontes, 34, 5’7”, 135 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes has registered his address as 109 S. 8th Ave., Safford. Mr. Fontes was convicted in June 2013 of sexual exploitation of a minor and molestation of a child.
The Safford Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. Notification must be made when certain sex offenders are released from the Arizona State Prison, accepted under an interstate compact agreement, or released from a county jail back into the community. It is the responsibility of the Chief Law Enforcement Officer to have jurisdiction where the offender intends to reside to inform the community.
The person who appears in the notification has been convicted of a sex offense which allows the Safford Police Department to make community notification. The Graham County Sheriff’s Office has advised the Safford Police Department that he/she will be living at the listed location. This person is not wanted by the Safford Police or any other law enforcement agency at this time.
This notification is not intended to increase public fear: rather it is to inform the community of a sex offender living in the city and to comply with ARS 13-3825. Community Notification is a Sex Offender Law designed to make our community an informed and safer community. Citizen(s) who use this information to threaten, intimidate, harass, or cause any harm to this person will not be tolerated and are subject to charges being filed against anyone violating the law.
If you have any questions regarding current criminal activity on this or any other offender call (928)432-4100 or if an emergency dial 9-1-1.
