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Sixty-Year-Old Sex Offender Arrested | Topeka News
Law enforcement raided a West Topeka hotel Monday, busting two suspects in a drug-related search warrant operation. Sixty-three-year-old Dale Bettencourt, a registered sex offender, was arrested on multiple charges including possession of weapons, drugs, and paraphernalia—and possibly violating his registration status. Nineteen-year-old Akalaha Hauk, with two outstanding warrants, was also booked but later released. Agencies including the DEA, Topeka PD, and Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office collaborated on the raid. Bettencourt remains jailed without bond as investigations continue—proof that…
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