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Sex Offender News - School route crosses paths with sex offenders (The Facts) SWEENY
School route crosses paths with sex offenders (The Facts)
SWEENY A police department printout, displaying locations where sex offenders reside, hangs on the bulletin board in the Windmill Run Apartments office. The document shows seven sex offender homes dotted along the children s school route and that worries some Windmill Run mothers.
County making checks on sex offenders (The Indianapolis Star)
Convicted sex offenders registered in Johnson County received surprise home visits recently from sheriff's deputies. Sheriff Terry McLaughlin ordered the sweep because "this is a matter close to the heart of people."
Many sex offenders still displaced after storm (WREG-TV Memphis)
JACKSON, Miss. Almost 40 registered sex offenders remain unaccounted for in southern Mississippi, but authorities say most are probably still displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
City Commission adopts restrictions on where sex offenders can live (Gainesville Sun)
he Gainesville City Commission Monday approved restrictions prohibiting some sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of schools, day care centers and some city parks.
Authorities Comb Texas To Track Down Evacuee Sex Offenders (Click 2 Houston)
Fugitive squads are combing Texas and other states to track down registered sex offenders and violent felons who evacuated from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, using information that proved troublesome to get.
Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky Standard)
It s not every day I agree with someone in government, but this time City Councilman John Royalty has a good idea. Royalty recently suggested the Bardstown City Police take on the responsibility of checking on registered sex offenders.
Child Safety News - Govt yet to get intersection safety advice: MP (ABC via
Govt yet to get intersection safety advice: MP (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Federal Riverland MP Patrick Secker says any action on improving safety at a notorious Waikerie intersection will depend on how long it takes the state to provide advice to the Commonwealth.
Toy safety should be at top of list (Elkhart Truth)
Be careful this holiday season, especially when shopping for toys. Despite recent advances in toy safety, children can still be strangled, choked or suffer hearing loss from toys, cautions a watchdog organization.
Parents to talk on school safety (Guernsey Press and Star)
PARENTS of children at St Sampson s Secondary School will discuss the safety of the approach roads to the new schools at Les Nicolles.
Zinc Supplements Safe for HIV-Infected Children, Study Says (U.S. Department of State)
Washington - In a study funded by the Johns Hopkins Family Health and Child Survival Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) researchers say zinc-deficient children not receiving adequate amounts from their diet should be given supplements, even if they are HIV-infected. Zinc supplementation is known to decrease the frequency of diarrhea and pneumonia in
Safety at Station Road schools to be raised in Council (Limerick Post)
THE issue of pedestrian safety on Station Road, Newcastle West is to be raised at the next meeting of the Newcastle Electoral Area. Cllr Patrick O'Donovan said that he is anxious that the Council would act swiftly to make provision for the hundreds of primary school children due to attend the new Gaelscoil O Doghair when it opens in January.
Put safety first this holiday (The Tribune Chronicle)
The holiday season has arrived. It's a joyous, yet very busy, time of the year as the hustle and bustle of the season can be overwhelming. And area residents must keep in mind that the season's holiday lights, candles, fireplaces and wood stoves can give rise to greater safety hazards.
Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.
Parents advised to consider safety when purchasing toys (Hispania News)
Consumer protection officials from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Monday reminded holiday shoppers that although there are thousands of toys on the market, each promising to educate or entertain children, not every toy is safe.
Zinc 'safe' to protect HIV children from deadly illness (SciDev.net)
Researchers have dispelled fears that adding zinc to the diets of HIV-positive children could worsen their infections.
Toy safety warnings issue for holiday shoppers (Durant Daily Democrat)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Though decades of effort have made toys safer, children still choke on balloons, get strangled by yo-yo water balls and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its annual toy safety survey.
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Sex Offender News - 37 sex offenders still sought (The Clarion-Ledger) Almost three months
37 sex offenders still sought (The Clarion-Ledger)
Almost three months after Hurricane Katrina hit the state, nearly 40 sex offenders still are unaccounted for on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but the numbers are dwindling almost daily, authorities say.
Authorities Comb Texas To Track Down Evacuee Sex Offenders (Click 2 Houston)
Fugitive squads are combing Texas and other states to track down registered sex offenders and violent felons who evacuated from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, using information that proved troublesome to get.
Critics: More Info. Needed About Sex Offenders (KDKA 2)
(KDKA/AP) PITTSBURGH Critics of Pennsylvania's Megan's Law say it releases too little information about sexual offenders who live in the state and needs to be changed to better protect the public.
Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky Standard)
It s not every day I agree with someone in government, but this time City Councilman John Royalty has a good idea. Royalty recently suggested the Bardstown City Police take on the responsibility of checking on registered sex offenders.
Police search for sex offenders (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
Fugitive squads are combing Texas and other states to track down registered sex offenders and violent felons who evacuated from hurricane-ravaged Louis-iana, using information that proved troublesome to get.
Sex Offender News - Search Continues for Missing Sex Offenders (KPLC) Fugitive squads are
Search Continues for Missing Sex Offenders (KPLC)
Fugitive squads are combing Texas to track down registered sex offenders and violent felons who evacuated from Louisiana. Officials have arrested some sex offenders for new crimes or for failing to register in Texas.
Authorities continue search for evacuee sex offenders (News 8 Austin)
Fugitive squads are trying to track down registered sex offenders in Texas who fled Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina.
Searching for criminals Authorities using recently acquired records to track down sex offenders, violent felons who (Victoria Advocate)
Fugitive squads are combing Texas and other states to track down registered sex offenders and violent felons who evacuated from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, using information that proved troublesome to get.
Authorities continue search for evacuee sex offenders (KVIA)
Fugitive squads are combing Texas to track down registered sex offenders and violent felons who evacuated from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana.
Enid police, state Web site helping residents keep an eye on known sex offenders in area (The Enid News & Eagle)
There are 64 verified registered sex offenders residing in Enid, according to data from Department of Corrections. Capt. Nathan Morris of Enid Police Depart-ment said the data from the state's site can be misleading at times, saying he believes the number to be closer to 90.
Spokane Community College deals with sex offenders in college (The Olympian)
SPOKANE, Wash - As the number of sex offenders enrolled at Spokane Community College has increased, so have questions by faculty and staff about how they should handle these students in the classroom.
Other states reveal more information about sex offenders (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Street addresses are released only for sexually violent predators, who account for 104 of more than 7,800 sex offenders on the state registry. For no sex offenders are the ages or genders of victims listed, nor is there a brief narrative explaining what offenders were convicted of doing.
Child Safety News - Toy Safety Tips (ABC 13 Toledo) November 26, 2005 -
Toy Safety Tips (ABC 13 Toledo)
November 26, 2005 - Its full steam ahead into the holiday shopping season! But, before you grab toys off the shelves, there are important gift-giving safety alert.
Police expand resources to recover missing people: New program will help find children, elderly (Benton Courier)
The Benton Police Department is utilizing a new alert program to help locate missing children and elderly or disabled persons.
Toy safety warnings issue for holiday shoppers (Durant Daily Democrat)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Though decades of effort have made toys safer, children still choke on balloons, get strangled by yo-yo water balls and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its annual toy safety survey.
Children with HIV-infection benefit from zinc supplements (Medical News Today)
Zinc supplements are a safe, simple, and cost-effective method of reducing illness in children infected with HIV, concludes a randomised trial in this week's issue of The Lancet.
HIV children benefit from zinc supplements -study (RedNova)
LONDON (Reuters) - Zinc supplements could be a simple and safe way to reduce illnesses such as diarrhea in children infected with HIV, researchers said on Friday. Zinc is an essential mineral for development and a healthy immune system but there has been concern about the safety of supplements for HIV patients because the virus that causes AIDS also needs it to function and replicate. But
Don't find yourself on thin ice: Firefighters say deaths like those in Wisconsin can be avoided (The MetroWest Daily News)
The deaths of two children and a man who fell through the ice on ponds in Wisconsin last week serves as a warning, local safety officials said, that people risk their safety going on any frozen lake or pond.
HIV children benefit from zinc: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Zinc supplements could be a simple and safe way to reduce illnesses such as diarrhoea in children infected with HIV, researchers said on Friday.
Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.
HIV Children Benefit from Zinc: Study (RedNova)
LONDON -- Zinc supplements could be a simple and safe way to reduce illnesses such as diarrhea in children infected with HIV, researchers said on Friday.Zinc is an essential mineral for development and a healthy immune system but there has been concern about the safety of supplements for HIV patients because the virus that causes AIDS also needs it to function and replicate.But scientists from
HIV children benefit from zinc supplements: study (RedNova)
LONDON (Reuters) - Zinc supplements could be a simple and safe way to reduce illnesses such as diarrhea in children infected with HIV, researchers said on Friday. Zinc is an essential mineral for development and a healthy immune system but there has been concern about the safety of su
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Sex Offender News - La Mesa considers new law targeting sex offenders (KESQ) LA
La Mesa considers new law targeting sex offenders (KESQ)
LA MESA, Calif. The city of La Mesa is considering adopting a tough new law targeting sex offenders.
Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky Standard)
It s not every day I agree with someone in government, but this time City Councilman John Royalty has a good idea. Royalty recently suggested the Bardstown City Police take on the responsibility of checking on registered sex offenders.
Train flasher is jailed and put on sex offenders' list (ic Surrey Online)
A FLASHER from Felbridge who exposed himself to schoolgirls on a train has been jailed and put on the sex offenders' register. Benjamin Oliver, 26, from Row Platt Lane was convicted at Redhill Magistrates' Court last Thursday of three charges of intentional exposure.
Authorities continue search for evacuee sex offenders (News 8 Austin)
Fugitive squads are trying to track down registered sex offenders in Texas who fled Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina.
Spokane Community College deals with sex offenders in college (The Olympian)
SPOKANE, Wash - As the number of sex offenders enrolled at Spokane Community College has increased, so have questions by faculty and staff about how they should handle these students in the classroom.
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Sex Offender News - Spokane Community College deals with sex offenders in college (The
Spokane Community College deals with sex offenders in college (The Olympian)
SPOKANE, Wash - As the number of sex offenders enrolled at Spokane Community College has increased, so have questions by faculty and staff about how they should handle these students in the classroom.
Lower Chi first in Delco to restrict sex offenders (The Daily Times)
LOWER CHICHESTER -- Commissioners Monday unanimously adopted an ordinance that restricts the movement and living arrangements of convicted sex offenders residing in the township.
Sex offenders: County making strides in online database, but more needed (The News-Review)
Finding out where predatory sex offenders in Douglas County live may someday be as easy as clicking a mouse.
State police: Hundreds of sex offenders fail to register (Newsday.com)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- As many as 400 Connecticut sex offenders have failed to check in with authorities to report their current addresses, state police say.
La Mesa considers new law targeting sex offenders (KESQ)
LA MESA, Calif. The city of La Mesa is considering adopting a tough new law targeting sex offenders.
Child Safety News - Toy Safety Warnings Issued for Holiday Season (E-Commerce Times) Though
Toy Safety Warnings Issued for Holiday Season (E-Commerce Times)
Though decades of effort have made toys safer, children still choke on balloons, get strangled by yo-yo water balls and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned yesterday in its annual toy safety survey.
Parents call for road safety measures at school following crash (The Galway Advertiser)
Parents of children attending Coldwood National School near Craughwell have this week called for further road safety measures at the school after a car crashed into the playground wall.
HIV children benefit from zinc supplements: study (RedNova)
LONDON (Reuters) - Zinc supplements could be a simple and safe way to reduce illnesses such as diarrhea in children infected with HIV, researchers said on Friday. Zinc is an essential mineral for development and a healthy immune system but there has been concern about the safety of su
HIV children benefit from zinc supplements -study (Reuters)
Zinc is an essential mineral for development and a healthy immune system but there has been concern about the safety of supplements for HIV patients because the virus that causes AIDS also needs it to function and replicate.
Meth Labs Found In Homes Put Children At Risk (WDIV ClickOnDetroit.com via Yahoo! News)
Rescue 4's Kevin Dietz went undercover to investigate something that is happening in suburban neighborhoods that puts children's safety at risk.
YMCA day care workers praised for safety efforts (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
BINGHAMTON -- Officials from the state Office of Children and Family Services said day care workers at the downtown YMCA took the right steps to ensure the safety of the children during a stabbing incident late Tuesday afternoon that sent two men to area hospitals.
Sex Offender News - Sex offenders: County making strides in online database, but more
Sex offenders: County making strides in online database, but more needed (The News-Review)
Finding out where predatory sex offenders in Douglas County live may someday be as easy as clicking a mouse.
Lower Chi first in Delco to restrict sex offenders (The Daily Times)
LOWER CHICHESTER -- Commissioners Monday unanimously adopted an ordinance that restricts the movement and living arrangements of convicted sex offenders residing in the township.
Sex-offenders arrested (2theadvocate.com)
Louisiana State Police announced they have arrested at least five convicted sex-offenders who failed to re-register with authorities after relocating during the hurricane evacuations.
Sex Offender News - Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky
Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky Standard)
It s not every day I agree with someone in government, but this time City Councilman John Royalty has a good idea. Royalty recently suggested the Bardstown City Police take on the responsibility of checking on registered sex offenders.
Pataki proposes legislation that would send some sex offenders to psych centers (WHEC-TV-10)
Governor Pataki wants some level three sex offenders sent to psychiatric centers after they are released from prison. Lieutenant Governor Mary Donahue was in Rochester Tuesday promoting the legislation called The Civil Commitment law.
Hurricane scatters sex offenders across the country (ABC Action News)
CLEARWATER BEACH - Some registered sex offenders have apparently been taking advantage of having to evacuate from Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Marshals in Tampa and across the country are busy trying to track down hundred of sex offenders who disappeared after Hurricane Katrina.
Nederland might regulate where sex offenders live (Beaumont Enterprise)
The city of Nederland is weighing an ordinance that would restrict how close sex offenders can live to areas where children gather, such as schools, parks, daycares and libraries.
Law officers search for unregistered sex offenders (WPMI 15)
(MOBILE, Ala.) November 23 -- The Mobile County Sheriff's office needs your help to find eight sex offenders who could be in your neighborhood. These men are wanted for violating the state sex offender notification act.
Contact 16: Tracking Sex Offenders: Part One (WNDU 16)
Indiana - It's a scary fact: there are thousands of convicted sex offenders in the Michiana area. Chances are, some of them might live in your neighborhood and the Indiana and Michigan sex offender registries were designed to inform you of that.
Sex offenders: County making strides in online database, but more needed (The News-Review)
Finding out where predatory sex offenders in Douglas County live may someday be as easy as clicking a mouse.
Child Safety News - Health and Safety Expo 2005 (di-ve) The Health and Safety
Health and Safety Expo 2005 (di-ve)
The Health and Safety Unit in the Department of Planning and Development of the Education Division harbours a conscious policy to foster health and safety amongst school children.
Toy safety warnings issued for holiday shoppers (Canada.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Although decades of effort have made toys safer, children still choke on balloons, get strangled by yo-yo water balls and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its annual toy safety survey.
Toy safety warnings issued for holidays (USA Today)
Despite efforts to make toys safer, children still choke on small playthings and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its 20th annual report on toy safety.
Culver: Spend more on health, school, safety (The Des Moines Register)
Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for governor, today called for a slew of additional spending on state programs ranging from health care for more children to higher teachers salaries to public safety.
Toy safety warnings issued for holidays (New York Newsday)
The Elmo Talking Cell Phone is too noisy for children, while small kids shouldn't be left alone with Mr. Potato Head because they may choke on its parts, one nonprofit group advises.
Toy Safety Warnings Issued for Holidays (AP via Yahoo! News)
Though decades of effort have made toys safer, children still choke on balloons, get strangled by yo-yo water balls and suffer hearing damage from loud playthings, a watchdog group warned Tuesday in its annual toy safety survey.
Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.
Solon cites car makers for road safety initiatives (Manila Bulletin)
Rep. Joseph Santiago, House Transportation and Communications Committee vice chairman, recently cited Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Philippines Inc. for their "significant contributions" to promoting road safety for children.
No toying with safety (The MetroWest Daily News)
WELLESLEY -- A water yo-yo, a shiny toy SUV, a plastic fishing game, and a bendable baby book rested on a classroom table at the Wellesley Community Children's Center, catching the eyes of the young students who filed to their seats.
Key anti-flu drug linked to deaths of 12 children (Sunday Mail)
U.S. HEALTH advisers are looking into the deaths of 12 Japanese children who took Tamiflu as part of their annual safety review of the anti-flu medication and seven other drugs.
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Sex Offender News - Tighter reins on sex offenders proposed in Granite City (ABC
Tighter reins on sex offenders proposed in Granite City (ABC 7 Chicago)
November 21, 2005 (GRANITE CITY, Ill.) - Some political leaders in Granite City want sex offenders to be kept away from school bus stops and required to live farther from schools and parks than state law already dictates.
Highest concentration of sex offenders in 87108, 87105 (KOBTV.com Albuquerque)
The zip codes with the highest concentration of registered sex offenders in Albuquerque are 87108 and 87105 according to an Eyewitness News 4 investigation.
Lack of vote on Level 3 offenders riles officials (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
State and local officials Tuesday criticized the New York State Assembly for its failure to vote on a bill that could send certain sex offenders to mental institutions after completing their prison sentences.
Pataki proposes legislation that would send some sex offenders to psych centers (WHEC-TV-10)
Governor Pataki wants some level three sex offenders sent to psychiatric centers after they are released from prison. Lieutenant Governor Mary Donahue was in Rochester Tuesday promoting the legislation called The Civil Commitment law.
Jailed sex offenders deprived of due process (Legislative Gazette)
Gazette staff writer A judge ruled last Tuesday that 12 sex offenders who were confined after the conclusion of their prison sentences must be released.
Where Sex Offenders are Living (WHO-TV Des Moines)
Entire towns nearly off-limits, and it's forcing registered sex offenders to call some unexpected places home. A state law and even stricter city ordinances have some sex offenders now calling interstate rest stops home.
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Sex Offender News - Tighter reins on sex offenders proposed in Granite City (ABC
Tighter reins on sex offenders proposed in Granite City (ABC 7 Chicago)
November 21, 2005 (GRANITE CITY, Ill.) - Some political leaders in Granite City want sex offenders to be kept away from school bus stops and required to live farther from schools and parks than state law already dictates.
Legislature may look at electronic monitoring of sex offenders (WHO-TV Des Moines)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa The Democratic Leader of the Iowa Senate says the Legislature may look at options for controlling sex offenders next year.
Highest concentration of sex offenders in 87108, 87105 (KOBTV.com Albuquerque)
The zip codes with the highest concentration of registered sex offenders in Albuquerque are 87108 and 87105 according to an Eyewitness News 4 investigation.
Where Sex Offenders are Living (WHO-TV Des Moines)
Entire towns nearly off-limits, and it's forcing registered sex offenders to call some unexpected places home. A state law and even stricter city ordinances have some sex offenders now calling interstate rest stops home.
Jailed sex offenders deprived of due process (Legislative Gazette)
Gazette staff writer A judge ruled last Tuesday that 12 sex offenders who were confined after the conclusion of their prison sentences must be released.
Legislature May Look At Electronic Monitoring Of Sex Offenders (KCCI 8 Iowa)
The Democratic leader of the Iowa Senate said the Legislature may look at options for controlling sex offenders next year.
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Child Safety News - Missing children a national epidemic (Charles City Press) EDITOR S NOTE
Missing children a national epidemic (Charles City Press)
EDITOR S NOTE This is the second of two articles written about training the Floyd County Sheriff s Office received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
ITV Motoring - Nissan's Child Safety Alert (CARkeys)
Nissan has announced that it has developed a safety system to warn motorists that there is a child in the vicinity. Nissan hopes that it will reduce traffic accidents involving children, as well to help protect them from crime.
FDA Advisory Committee Affirms Safety of Tamiflu in Children (Medical News Today)
The Pediatric Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed the safety of Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) in children following a scheduled comprehensive review of data about the use of Tamiflu in children.
Keep holiday cooking a safe activity for children (The Olympian)
The holiday season is here and with this festive time comes plenty of traveling, shopping, and, for many, cooking and kitchen activity. Children are particularly excited and might want to help parents and caregivers prepare holiday goodies.
Following deaths of six children in Arkansas, use of smoke detectors urged (WREG-TV Memphis)
LITTLE ROCK Following the deaths of six children in house fires in Arkansas this month, fire officials are reminding people to install smoke detectors, keep them in working order and take other basic fire safety precautions.
Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.
Thanksgiving Safety (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
Fire is the last thing you want in your kitchen this holiday weekend. To keep clear of the smoke and flames, start with stove top safety. Pot handles should never be left hanging over the edge of the stove where little hands can grab them.
Issues: How do we save our children? (Tennessean)
Nashville has experienced at least 87 criminal homicides this year. With many of the victims and alleged assailants being young adults and teenagers, The Tennessean held a roundtable discussion Tuesday afternoon to discuss how we get guns out of the hands of our children.
NTSB Defines "Most Wanted" Safety Actions for 2006 (Aviation Now)
The NTSB's 2006 Most Wanted List demonstrates there is room for improved aviation safety on the ground and in the air, from runway incursions to seat restraints for children.
Safety violations force daycare closure (CBC New Brunswick)
An Oromocto daycare is being forced to close next month because of safety violations, but parents have told the owner they'll support her if she decides to fight the closure. Sandra Larsen, who owns and operates Pixieland Daycare, said she tried to comply with requests to boost safety.
Sex Offender News - Police crack down on unregistered sex offenders (Duluth News Tribune)
Police crack down on unregistered sex offenders (Duluth News Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS - Police are knocking on doors in search of about 240 convicted sex offenders who have failed to register their addresses with authorities in the past 12 months.
Pataki appeals release of sex offenders (Capital News 9)
The Pataki administration is keeping up its fight to keep a dozen sex offenders off the streets. State Supreme Court Justice Jacqueline Silbermann ordered the release of the 12 criminals, pending examinations by court-appointed psychiatrists.
Texas seeks sex offenders amid hurricane evacuees (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities in Texas are looking for hundreds of wanted criminals, including scores of sex offenders, who fled Louisiana after hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the southern US coast, officials said.
Sex offenders register new addresses (Skagit Valley Herald)
Four people registered with the Skagit County Sheriff s Office as high-risk sex offenders have recorded new addresses. Robert Bowers, 27, has registered as living in the 1800 block of Highway 20 in Sedro-Woolley.
Legislature may look at electronic monitoring of sex offenders (Sioux City Journal)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) -- The Legislature may look at options for controlling sex offenders next year, a Democratic leader in the Senate said.
Legislature may look at electronic monitoring of sex offenders (WHO-TV Des Moines)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa The Democratic Leader of the Iowa Senate says the Legislature may look at options for controlling sex offenders next year.
Child Safety News - Charities attack 'state-sanctioned violence' on children (Guardian Unlimited) The government
Charities attack 'state-sanctioned violence' on children (Guardian Unlimited)
The government has "torn up" crucial parts of the UN treaty on children's rights by failing to protect vulnerable children, including young offenders and asylum seekers, a powerful coalition of charities warns today.
Giving children a good break (The Star Online)
It's that time of the year again when children have too much time on their hands and parents are in a dilemma as to what ought to be done about it.
Linked-up system will mean better 'e-care' for children (The Scotsman: Scotland News)
AN electronic system in which authorities share information about children in an attempt to spot signs of neglect will be piloted at hospitals in Scotland.
Safety program in danger (The Sunday Mail)
QUEENSLAND'S Safety House program, which provides refuge for children fleeing predators, is on the brink of collapse in areas where it is most needed.
NTSB Defines "Most Wanted" Safety Actions for 2006 (Aviation Now)
The NTSB's 2006 Most Wanted List demonstrates there is room for improved aviation safety on the ground and in the air, from runway incursions to seat restraints for children.
Avian Flu Drug Sets Off Alarms Psychiatric Reactions Reported in Children (RedNova)
By Elisabeth Rosenthal Public health authorities in Asia and Europe are reporting rare but serious psychiatric reactions, up to and including suicide, in children who have been given the drug Tamiflu to treat normal seasonal influenza.
Office of Highway Safety, Arizona DPS to Host Child Safety Seat Fair in Tucson (The Auto Channel)
In a new co-sponsored safety program designed to reduce the leading cause of fatalities among children, Gov. Janet Napolitano, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and 21st Century Insurance have united to roll out a consumer safety program promoting compliance with Arizona law for child safety seats.
FDA Advisory Committee Affirms Safety of Tamiflu in Children (Medical News Today)
The Pediatric Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed the safety of Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) in children following a scheduled comprehensive review of data about the use of Tamiflu in children.
Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.
Eating out with children can be a challenge (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)
A cozy restaurant on Chicago s north side stirred up a hornet s nest last week by way of an innocuous little sign on the door. The sign said: Children of all ages have to behave and use their indoor voices when they come to Taste of Heaven.
Sex Offender News - Texas seeks sex offenders amid hurricane evacuees (AFP via Yahoo!
Texas seeks sex offenders amid hurricane evacuees (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Authorities in Texas are looking for hundreds of wanted criminals, including scores of sex offenders, who fled Louisiana after hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the southern US coast, officials said.
Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky Standard)
It s not every day I agree with someone in government, but this time City Councilman John Royalty has a good idea. Royalty recently suggested the Bardstown City Police take on the responsibility of checking on registered sex offenders.
State identifies Louisiana sex offenders in Texas (Victoria Advocate)
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified 373 sex offenders believed to be in the state after evacuating Louisiana because of Hurricane Katrina, an agency spokeswoman said Friday.
Finding displaced sex offenders proves tricky (ABC 13 Texas)
Even sex offenders displaced by Hurricane Katrina who did the right thing and registered with authorities have now vanished.
Police crack down on unregistered sex offenders (Duluth News Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS - Police are knocking on doors in search of about 240 convicted sex offenders who have failed to register their addresses with authorities in the past 12 months.
Police crack down on unregistered sex offenders (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Minneapolis Police are knocking on doors in search of about 240 convicted sex offenders who have failed to register their addresses with authorities in the past 12 months.
Sex Offender News - Finding displaced sex offenders proves tricky (ABC 13 Texas) Even
Finding displaced sex offenders proves tricky (ABC 13 Texas)
Even sex offenders displaced by Hurricane Katrina who did the right thing and registered with authorities have now vanished.
Nearly 400 Louisiana sex offenders in Texas (KVIA)
AUSTIN, Texas State officials say 373 Louisiana sex offenders are in Texas as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Police crack down on unregistered sex offenders (Duluth News Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS - Police are knocking on doors in search of about 240 convicted sex offenders who have failed to register their addresses with authorities in the past 12 months.
Child Safety News - FDA Advisory Committee Affirms Safety of Tamiflu in Children (PR
FDA Advisory Committee Affirms Safety of Tamiflu in Children (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Pediatric Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed the safety of Tamiflu in children following a scheduled comprehensive review of data about the use of Tamiflu in children.
FDA considers Tamiflu safety in children (New Scientist)
A routine drug review discusses deaths and frightening hallucinations in Japanese children prescribed the influenza drug
FDA panel: Children's deaths unrelated to Tamiflu (CIDRAP)
Nov 18, 2005 (CIDRAP News) A routine government safety review of the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) revealed 12 deaths in Japanese children who were taking it, but a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel concluded today that the deaths were not related to it.
Officials lower speed limit to help with children's safety (Public Opinion)
GUILFORD TOWNSHIP Guilford Township supervisors will lower the speed limit on Hickey Lane in Fayetteville from 35 to 25 miles per hour in an effort to slow traffic and protect children who play in that residential area.
Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.
Culver: Spend more on health, school, safety (The Des Moines Register)
Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for governor, today called for a slew of additional spending on state programs ranging from health care for more children to higher teachers salaries to public safety. Culver declined to provide a plan for paying for much of the ideas but hinted that money could be saved in state government by running more
Safety inspections available for residents with young children (North County Times)
TEMECULA ---- Melissa Perez listened intently to what the two strangers in her home had to say. After all, this was about the safety of her children.
ITV Motoring - Renault Safety For Children (CARkeys)
Renault's latest safety feature for children is based on something which has become a familiar sight in F1 racing over the last couple of years.
FDA to investigate deaths of 12 children (Sun-Sentinel)
WASHINGTON Federal health advisers are looking into the deaths of 12 Japanese children who took Tamiflu, part of their annual safety review of the anti-flu medication and seven other drugs.
License Plate Sales to Benefit Children of Fallen Highway Workers; APCLaunches Roadway Work Zone Safety Initiative (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) state contractor affiliate-the Associated Pennsylvania Constructors (APC) is launching a new public awareness campaign to help improve safety in roadway work zones and directly benefit the children of highway workers killed on the job.
Sex Offender News - Senate leaders offering legislation to toughen penalties for sex offenders
Senate leaders offering legislation to toughen penalties for sex offenders (Kansas City Star)
TOPEKA, Kan. - Senate leaders want to get tough on sex offenders, offering a proposal calling for a minimum of 25 years behind bars for crimes involving children and life imprisonment for a third conviction.
Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky Standard)
It s not every day I agree with someone in government, but this time City Councilman John Royalty has a good idea. Royalty recently suggested the Bardstown City Police take on the responsibility of checking on registered sex offenders.
Lawmakers Seek to Imprison Worst Sex Offenders for Life (WIBW-TV Topeka)
Senate leaders are pushing legislation to keep the worst violent sex offenders in Kansas behind bars life. The plan also requires lifetime supervision of all violent sex offenders after they are released from prison.
Bill Would Require Sex Offenders To Use Pink Plates On Cars (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
Sen. Kevin Coughlin joined the fight Wednesday to help to better identify some registered sex offenders.
Sex Offender News - Sex Offenders Held Illegally, Judge Rules (New York Times) A
Sex Offenders Held Illegally, Judge Rules (New York Times)
A judge ruled yesterday that New York State was illegally holding 12 convicted sex offenders in a mental hospital after they had served their prison sentences.
Councilman on target with checking on sex offenders (The Kentucky Standard)
It s not every day I agree with someone in government, but this time City Councilman John Royalty has a good idea. Royalty recently suggested the Bardstown City Police take on the responsibility of checking on registered sex offenders.
Bill Pushed To Help Identify Registered Sex Offenders (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)
COLUMUBS, Ohio -- Officials said if an Ohio senator has his way, it could become easier to identify registered sex offenders. The senator has introduced a bill that would require sex offenders to get new license plate tags for their cars. The tags would be pink in color.
Bill Would Require Sex Offenders To Use Pink Plates On Cars (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
Sen. Kevin Coughlin joined the fight Wednesday to help to better identify some registered sex offenders.
Another door shut on sex offenders (phillyburbs.com)
Another Lower Bucks door slammed for sex offenders Wednesday night.
287 La. sex offenders came here (Houston Chronicle)
As many as 287 registered sex offenders from Louisiana may be in Houston, but local authorities don't know where to find them yet, Police Chief Harold Hurtt said Wednesday. "It's a concern for all of us who need to know and want to know who's living next door," Hurtt told reporters during a news conference.
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Child Safety News - Auto Safety (KidsHealth.org via Yahoo! News) Starting with a baby's
Auto Safety (KidsHealth.org via Yahoo! News)
Starting with a baby's very first journey home from the hospital, it is a parent's responsibility to ensure the child's safety when traveling. More kids are killed or seriously injured in automobile crashes or preventable auto incidents than in any other type of incident, but you can protect your child by using some simple safety measures and by teaching some basic rules.
Safety officials: Runway safety lacking (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Airline pilots need better warning systems to avoid collisions at increasingly crowded airports, federal accident investigators said Tuesday in announcing transportation safety priorities.
Judge Rules Against Caged Children's Parents (ABC 13 Toledo)
The Gravelles filed a motion November fourth with Judge Timothy Cardwell in the juvenile division of Huron County Common Pleas Court to get the children back. They say handmade enclosures were made for the children's own safety. The children were removed from their custody in September.
ITV Motoring - Renault Safety For Children (CARkeys)
Renault's latest safety feature for children is based on something which has become a familiar sight in F1 racing over the last couple of years.
Halloween brought safety hazard (Selma Times-Journal)
Public safety was endangered in Castlewood and Lansdown on Halloween night by the hundreds of children who were bussed into those areas to Trick or Treat.
Sex Offender News - City Council panel approves ordinance to keep sex offenders from
City Council panel approves ordinance to keep sex offenders from childrens' facilities (San Diego Union-Tribune)
SAN DIEGO, 3:54 p.m. Nov. 16 (SIGNONSANDIEGO): A City Council committee signaled its approval Wednesday of a proposed ordinance that would make it a misdemeanor for registered sex offenders to come within 300 feet of facilities that serve children.
Sex Offenders Held Illegally, Judge Rules (New York Times)
A judge ruled yesterday that New York State was illegally holding 12 convicted sex offenders in a mental hospital after they had served their prison sentences.
New Hanover ready to restrict living areas for sex offenders (phillyburbs.com)
This township soon may join a growing list of municipalities that restrict where sex offenders can live.
City restricts where sex offenders live (Seattle Times)
Monroe last week became the first Snohomish County city to enact strict rules about where registered sex offenders can live. In doing so, the...
Gere checks on sex offenders (WENN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Silver-haired superstar Richard Gere has created a storm in New Mexico after visiting the homes of sex offenders to research a new movie role.
Sex Offender News - City restricts where sex offenders live (Seattle Times) Monroe last
City restricts where sex offenders live (Seattle Times)
Monroe last week became the first Snohomish County city to enact strict rules about where registered sex offenders can live. In doing so, the...
Sex Offenders Held Illegally, Judge Rules (New York Times)
A judge ruled yesterday that New York State was illegally holding 12 convicted sex offenders in a mental hospital after they had served their prison sentences.
New Hanover ready to restrict living areas for sex offenders (phillyburbs.com)
This township soon may join a growing list of municipalities that restrict where sex offenders can live.
Dozens Of Sex Offenders Unaccounted For In Wake County (NBC 17 Raleigh)
Deputies randomly check every week on some of 544 registered sex offenders who live in Wake County. But knocks on some doors aren't answered. Slideshow: Missing Offenders N.C. Sex Offender Registry
Texas gets list of hurricane evacuee sex offenders (WOAI)
AUSTIN (AP) - Weeks after demanding the information, state officials have received the names of registered Louisiana sex offenders who sought federal disaster assistance in Texas after Hurricane Katrina.
Gere checks on sex offenders (WENN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Silver-haired superstar Richard Gere has created a storm in New Mexico after visiting the homes of sex offenders to research a new movie role.
287 sex offenders came to Houston after Katrina (Houston Chronicle)
Some 287 known sex offenders from Louisiana have moved to the Houston area since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast almost three months ago, according to federal estimates, but local police don't know where they are.
Texas gets list of hurricane evacuee sex offenders (News 8 Austin)
Texas officials now have the names of registered Louisiana sex offenders who sought federal disaster help after Hurricane Katrina.
Monitoring of sex offenders under attack (The Scotsman: Scotland News)
TWO-THIRDS of sex offenders in the Lothians have not been subject to the required monitoring in the community, watchdogs said today.
Sex offenders arrested (Ironwood Daily Globe)
WAKEFIELD -- Michigan State Police troopers from the Wakefield Post have concluded a two-week sweep of convicted sex offenders in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, according to post commander Lt. Paul Wallenius.
Sex Offender News - Sex offenders 'not kept in check' (ic Dunbartonshire) Two-thirds of
Sex offenders 'not kept in check' (ic Dunbartonshire)
Two-thirds of sex offenders in Scotland's largest criminal justice social work area have not been subject to the required number of home visits, according to watchdogs.
Electronic monitoring of sex offenders sought (The State)
Police and legislators renewed efforts Monday to require sex offenders released on probation to wear electronic monitors that would let authorities know where they are at all times.The legislation was drafted after the kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Marie Lunsford in February. About three weeks later, convicted sex offender John Evander Couey, 46, confessed to taking the third-grader
SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERS NEW PERIMITER RULES FOR SEX OFFENDERS (KFDX Newscenter 3)
The Wichita Falls school board is at this hour, discussing a proposed ordinance that would restrict where sex offenders can live.
Legislators, police want electronic monitoring of sex offenders (WIS-TV Columbia)
(Columbia-AP) November 15, 2005 - Police and legislators renewed efforts Monday to require sex offenders released on probation to wear electronic monitors. That could help authorities know where the sex offenders are at all times.
Texas Receives List of Hurricane Evacuee Sex Offenders (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
Texas officials now have the names of registered Louisiana sex offenders who sought federal disaster help after Hurricane Katrina. The information was secured weeks after Texas leaders demanded the details.
Tougher rules for child sex offenders (Sydney Morning Herald)
Child sex offenders who have been banned from working with children will be unable to appeal against their bans under legislation introduced in Parliament yesterday. -
Delray weighs limits on sex offenders (Sun-Sentinel)
Delray Beach City commissioners tonight will vote on an ordinance that bans registered sex offenders and predators from living within 1,500 feet of schools, public bus stops, day-care centers and parks.
New System Will Keep Better Track Of Sex Offenders (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- New technology and a whole new tracking system will help officers on the First Coast keep tabs on registered sex offenders. Police say fuzzy photos and old information have created some of the biggest challenges for officers trying to track down registered sex offenders.
Child Safety News - Child safety seats do the job (The Advertiser-Tribune) The emphasis
Child safety seats do the job (The Advertiser-Tribune)
The emphasis on using child safety seats over the last generation has paid dividends. Figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal fatality rates for kids under age 5 have nearly been halved since 1978.
3 children killed in Macon County house fire (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
MONTEZUMA, Ga. Three young children died Sunday when fire swept through a three bedroom frame house in the south-central Georgia town of Montezuma.
Children s Services has positive impact on community (Euroa Gazette)
News last year that a childcare centre was to be opened in Euroa following the closure of Family Day Care services prompted the Euroa Community Education Centre to offer training in the Certificate III in Children s Services in 2005, with a view to helping local people gain employment in this area by having the skills and qualifications when the time came for recruitment.
Wreck (Sun-Sentinel)
Hurricane Wilma reduced a neighbor s trailer to rubble at the park, off Haverhill Road, where Marta Peter lives temporarily. Peter is concerned about the safety of her children, Victoria and Alexander. Look at that it s dangerous. I don t let them go outside, s