Note: This article distinguishes between allegations reported at the time of arrest and later registry-based conviction information. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
A former Kissimmee Police Department dispatcher, Travis B. Crews, was arrested in Lake County, Florida, in August 2013 after authorities accused him of sexual misconduct involving underage girls. Local news reports at the time identified Crews as a 23-year-old dispatcher for the Kissimmee Police Department.
According to WFTV, Crews was arrested in Lake County on August 9, 2013, after being accused of lewd acts involving a child. ClickOrlando reported that Crews was charged with lewd or lascivious battery involving a child between the ages of 12 and 15.
The allegations grew more serious within days. Spectrum News 13 reported that Crews was arrested again after investigators said they identified another victim. According to that report, Crews faced additional charges of lewd and lascivious battery on a victim under 15 and seven counts of possession of child pornography. WESH reported that investigators said a second victim under age 15 had been molested and that a third victim had been identified, though that child’s parents reportedly did not wish to pursue charges.
At the time, the case was especially troubling because Crews was not just a private citizen. He was working in a public-safety role as a police dispatcher — a position connected to law enforcement, emergency response, and public trust. Spectrum News 13 reported that Crews had been placed on suspension and that the Kissimmee Police Department had opened an internal investigation.
Registry-Based Conviction Information
Public registry-based information identifies the offender as Travis Blair Crews, also listed as Travis B. Crews, with a date of birth of April 18, 1990. A registry-based listing citing official offender information reports Lake County convictions dated December 4, 2014, in case numbers 1302025 and 1302046. The listed offenses include lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim 12 to 15 by an offender 18 or older, possession/control/viewing of child pornography, and lewd or lascivious battery involving a victim 12 to 15. The same listing identifies Clermont, Florida, as the listed city. See the registry-based summary at City-Data’s Clermont/34711 offender listing.
Florida’s public offender-registry system is maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. FDLE states that its database contains public-record information on persons classified as sexual offenders or sexual predators under Florida law due to convictions for sex-related crimes. FDLE also warns that positive identification cannot be established without fingerprint comparison. The FDLE offender search page is available here: FDLE Sexual Offender and Predator Search.
Why This Case Matters
Dispatchers are often the first link between the public and law enforcement. They handle emergency calls, coordinate responses, and occupy a trusted position inside public-safety agencies. When someone in that role is accused — and later publicly listed in registry-based records as convicted — of sex crimes involving minors, it raises serious questions about screening, supervision, and how agencies respond when misconduct allegations involve their own personnel.
This case is also a reminder that police misconduct and law-enforcement-related misconduct are not limited to sworn patrol officers. Civilian employees inside police departments may still hold sensitive access, public authority, and community trust. Accountability should apply across the entire public-safety system.
Case Summary
- Name: Travis B. Crews / Travis Blair Crews
- Agency role reported at arrest: Kissimmee Police Department dispatcher
- Location: Lake County, Florida
- Initial arrest reported: August 9, 2013
- Additional arrest/charges reported: August 2013, after investigators reported another victim
- Registry-based conviction date listed: December 4, 2014
- Registry-based Lake County case numbers listed: 1302025 and 1302046
Sources
- WFTV: Police dispatcher accused of inappropriate relationship with young girl
- ClickOrlando: Police dispatcher accused of sexually touching young girl
- Spectrum News 13: Kissimmee dispatcher charged in child sex case
- Spectrum News 13: Kissimmee dispatcher accused in child sex case arrested again
- WESH: Police dispatcher accused of sex assault against another child
- City-Data: Registry-based Clermont / ZIP 34711 offender listing
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement: Sexual Offender and Predator Search
- Florida Statute 800.04: Lewd or Lascivious Offenses
- Florida Statute 827.071: Sexual Performance by a Child / Child Pornography
