Sex offenders who fled

Sex offenders who fled Katrina are tough to track (RedNova)
By Jason Szep BOSTON (Reuters) - As many as 4,500 sex offenders are among tens of thousands of people evacuated by Hurricane Katrina, prison officials say, worsening what critics call an already patchy national database on sexual crimes. Louisiana State Police say 3,300 to 4,500 sex offenders lived in areas swamped by Katrina.

Few Choices in Residence for Des Moines' Child Sex Offenders (WHO-TV Des Moines)
Des Moines, September 23rd, 2005- An industrial area, a trailer park, and the East Village. They are among the very few places left for child sex offenders to live here in Des Moines, now that the two thousand foot rule is back on the books.

Migration of Iowa sex offenders worries Nebraska town (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. -- Officials in this eastern Nebraska town are worried that sex offenders in Iowa might move across the river to escape a new law that restricts where they can live.

Sex Offenders Bill change announced (ic Dunbartonshire)
New measures to tighten up the monitoring of convicted sex offenders have been announced by the Scottish Executive. Ministers are putting forward amendments to the Management of Offenders Bill, which is currently going through Holyrood.

Sex offenders who fled Katrina are tough to track (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
As many as 4,500 sex offenders are among tens of thousands of people evacuated by Hurricane Katrina, prison officials say, worsening what critics call an already patchy national database on sexual crimes.

Laptops latest weapon to track sex offenders (Cape Cod Times)
BOURNE - County law enforcement officials handed out 20 tablet-style laptops yesterday to help local police departments better track area sex offenders.

Thousands of sex offenders difficult to track after Katrina (Blogging Baby)
Tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate after Hurricane Katrina blew through the gulf coast almost a month ago. Not surprisingly, 4,500 sex offenders are among the evacuees. Louisiana State Police say, by their estimates, 3,300 to 4,500 sex offenders lived in areas swamped by Katrina. Of those, around 270 usually check in with parole officers in five districts shut by Katrina and are

Sheriff's office still knocking on sex offenders' doors (ABC Action News)
CITRUS PARK - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is once again checking up on sex offenders. Friday, for the fifth time, deputies went knocking on the doors of registered sexual predators and offenders.

Executive to toughen up monitoring of sex offenders (The Scotsman Politics)
NEW measures to tighten up the monitoring of convicted sex offenders were announced yesterday by the Scottish Executive.

No safe distance: New law to push sex offenders further away from schools (The Daily News Transcript)
A law being debated on Beacon Hill would force Level 2 or 3 sex offenders to live and work farther away than 1,000 feet from the nearest school. That might make parents feels safe.

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