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Sex Offenders - House panel endorses Creekmore's proposal aimed at sex offenders (Benton
House panel endorses Creekmore's proposal aimed at sex offenders (Benton Courier)
Rep. Dawn Creekmore's proposal that would expand the state's ability to track sex offenders was endorsed Monday by a House committee.
Sex offenders would face restrictions in Paramus (NorthJersey.com)
PARAMUS -- The borough is in the process of making life a little tougher for sex offenders by instituting new rules on where they can live.
Sex Offenders - Florida Senate Mandates Shelters For Sex Offenders (CBS 4 Miami)
Florida Senate Mandates Shelters For Sex Offenders (CBS 4 Miami)
When a hurricane threatens, local governments offer shelters for the general public, special needs shelters, and some places even offer shelters for people with pets. Now, they may have to shelter another group registered sex offenders and predators.
Sex offenders would face restrictions in Paramus (NorthJersey.com)
PARAMUS -- The borough is in the process of making life a little tougher for sex offenders by instituting new rules on where they can live.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders would face restrictions in Paramus (NorthJersey.com) PARAMUS --
Sex offenders would face restrictions in Paramus (NorthJersey.com)
PARAMUS -- The borough is in the process of making life a little tougher for sex offenders by instituting new rules on where they can live.
Sex Offenders - Creekmore thinks proposal will be law; House OKs bill tracking
Creekmore thinks proposal will be law; House OKs bill tracking sex offenders (Benton Courier)
LITTLE ROCK - Rep. Dawn Creekmore says she is optimistic that her legislation that would tighten Arkansas' ability to track sex offenders will become law by the end of the special session.
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Sex Offenders - Creekmore thinks proposal will be law; House OKs bill tracking
Creekmore thinks proposal will be law; House OKs bill tracking sex offenders (Benton Courier)
LITTLE ROCK - Rep. Dawn Creekmore says she is optimistic that her legislation that would tighten Arkansas' ability to track sex offenders will become law by the end of the special session.
House panel endorses Creekmore's proposal aimed at sex offenders (Benton Courier)
Rep. Dawn Creekmore's proposal that would expand the state's ability to track sex offenders was endorsed Monday by a House committee.
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Sex Offenders - House's turn to consider death penalty for sex offenders (WIS-TV
House's turn to consider death penalty for sex offenders (WIS-TV Columbia)
(Columbia-AP) April 21, 2006 - Some observers say a South Carolina bill that would allow some sex offenders to be put to death is just election-year bluster in reaction to a recent sex offender case.
Killer reportedly visited other sex offenders' homes (The Buffalo News)
PORTLAND, Maine - A man suspected of killing two people on the state's online sex offender registry appears to have visited the homes of other sex offenders during a five-hour gap between the killings, police said Monday.
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Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders Tough to Track (WBKO-TV Bowling Green) Kentucky State
Sex Offenders Tough to Track (WBKO-TV Bowling Green)
Kentucky State Police have a strong warning to convicted sex offenders who fail to register or update information with state officials. You will get caught.
Man accused of killing sex offenders probed (MSNBC)
PORTLAND, Maine - A man suspected of killing two people on the state's online sex offender registry appears to have visited the homes of other sex offenders during a five-hour gap between the killings, police said Monday.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders are easy prey for vigilantes (Republican American) To
Sex offenders are easy prey for vigilantes (Republican American)
To find convicted sex offenders in your neighborhood, all you need is a computer with Internet access.
Sex Offenders - Legislative committee wants update on killings of sex offenders (CP
Legislative committee wants update on killings of sex offenders (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Responding to the killings of two sex offenders living in Maine by a young Canadian man, a legislative committee has scheduled a public session for next week in which it will be briefed by top law enforcement officials on the investigation.
Sex Offenders - House panel endorses Creekmore's proposal aimed at sex offenders (Benton
House panel endorses Creekmore's proposal aimed at sex offenders (Benton Courier)
Rep. Dawn Creekmore's proposal that would expand the state's ability to track sex offenders was endorsed Monday by a House committee.
Sex Offenders - Legislative committee wants update on killings of sex offenders (CP
Legislative committee wants update on killings of sex offenders (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Responding to the killings of two sex offenders living in Maine by a young Canadian man, a legislative committee has scheduled a public session for next week in which it will be briefed by top law enforcement officials on the investigation.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders from Louisiana indicted (San Antonio Express News) Texas
Sex offenders from Louisiana indicted (San Antonio Express News)
Texas law requires sex offenders to register with law enforcement within seven days of moving to a residence.
Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders Fearful for Their Safety (AP via Yahoo! Asia
Sex Offenders Fearful for Their Safety (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Convicted sex offenders often expect to be harassed and ostracized for their actions.
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Sex Offenders - Pols still want to post more sex offenders' information online
Pols still want to post more sex offenders' information online (The MetroWest Daily News)
BOSTON -- Politicians pushing to post information about more sex offenders on a Web registry said the Sunday slayings of two Maine sex offenders, apparently located by a suicidal vigilante through a similar registry, do not change their resolve to up the number of Massachusetts offenders whose data is online.
Lake Wales is considering an ordinance to keep sex offenders and predators 25 hundred feet from places where children (Tampa Bay's 10)
Lake Wales, Florida - Welcome to Lake Wales population 11, 336, and if you ask, 10 sex offenders and 2 sexual predators all living within about a 15 square mile area.
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Sex Offenders - Two sex offenders slain; suspect kills self (CNN.com) AUGUSTA, Maine
Two sex offenders slain; suspect kills self (CNN.com)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Two registered sex offenders were gunned down in their central Maine homes early Sunday, and a Canadian man sought in connection with the slayings fatally shot himself after Boston police cornered him on a bus, officials said.
Killings of sex offenders raise fears about vigilantism (Kansas City Star)
CORINTH, Maine A man who shot two sex offenders to death in Maine got their names from the state s online sex offender registry, authorities said Monday.
Sex Offenders - 2 Registered Sex Offenders Killed in Maine (AP via Yahoo!
2 Registered Sex Offenders Killed in Maine (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two registered sex offenders were fatally shot in their central Maine homes early Sunday, and a Canadian man sought in connection with the slayings shot himself after Boston police cornered him on a bus, Maine authorities said.
Two sex offenders slain; suspect kills self (CNN.com)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Two registered sex offenders were gunned down in their central Maine homes early Sunday, and a Canadian man sought in connection with the slayings fatally shot himself after Boston police cornered him on a bus, officials said.
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Sex Offenders - Wanted Sex Offenders (WTVM 9) The Muscogee County Sheriff's Department
Wanted Sex Offenders (WTVM 9)
The Muscogee County Sheriff's Department is looking for four convicted sex offenders. They have all served their time, but failed to register as sex offenders as required by law. That is a felony.
Number of sex offenders on register has trebled since 2001 (Belfast Telegraph)
The number of people on the Sex Offenders' Register in Northern Ireland has trebled in just five years, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal today.
Sex Offenders - Wanted Sex Offenders (WTVM 9) The Muscogee County Sheriff's Department
Wanted Sex Offenders (WTVM 9)
The Muscogee County Sheriff's Department is looking for four convicted sex offenders. They have all served their time, but failed to register as sex offenders as required by law. That is a felony.
Sex Offenders - Two sex offenders relocated to Nevada after Katrina (Nevada Appeal)
Two sex offenders relocated to Nevada after Katrina (Nevada Appeal)
Of the approximately 2,000 sex offenders believed to have fled the Gulf region during and after hurricane Katrina, only two are known to have relocated to Nevada, the Nevada Attorney General's Office reported Thursday.
Sex Offenders Off List (Fox 23)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge rules that about 44-hundred sex offenders don't have to submit to a January change in Megan's Law meant to keep them on a public registry.
Sex Offenders - State must honor contract with sex offenders (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
State must honor contract with sex offenders (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
NEW YORK -- About 4,400 sex offenders don't have to submit to a January change in Megan's Law meant to keep them on a public registry that tracks them, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Sex Offenders - House panel endorses Creekmore's proposal aimed at sex offenders (Benton
House panel endorses Creekmore's proposal aimed at sex offenders (Benton Courier)
Rep. Dawn Creekmore's proposal that would expand the state's ability to track sex offenders was endorsed Monday by a House committee.
Oelwein Gets Tough On Sex Offenders (KWWL-TV Iowa City)
Oelwein is one vote away from imposing a new kind of restriction on sex offenders with a history of preying on children. State law now bans sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or daycare.
Sex Offenders - Level III sex offenders change addresses (The Daily News) The
Level III sex offenders change addresses (The Daily News)
The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public of two Level III sex offenders who recently changed addresses. Charles Buel Birchall, 50, is 6-feet tall 195 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders are most compliant, officials say (Newsday) Long Island
Sex offenders are most compliant, officials say (Newsday)
Long Island probation officials admit it can be hard to track sex offenders, but say that among a range of offenders - including DWI offenders, spousal abusers, drug users and drug dealers - sex offenders are most likely to comply with probation terms because they're being watched closely.
Repeat sex offenders can now get put away for good (Rivertowns.net)
Life without parole is what repeat sex offenders are potentially facing now in Wisconsin. Signed by Gov. Jim Doyle Thursday the bill (AB708) gives judges the option of sentencing any repeat sex offender who has been convicted of first-degree sexual assault to life in prison without parole.
Sex Offenders - State Has New Way To Keep Tabs On Sex Offenders
State Has New Way To Keep Tabs On Sex Offenders (40/29 KHBS/KHOG)
FORT SMITH, Ark. -- Arkansas now has a new way to keep tabs on convicted sex offenders electronically. Gov. Mike Huckabee has just signed a bill into law that would keep track of convicted sex offenders with GPS bracelets. It will also place tougher restrictions on offenders, officials said.
New laws may force sex offenders to live in rural areas like Tulare County (Visalia Times-Delta)
SACRAMENTO California sex offenders this year face such strict new limits on where they can live and go that some critics say they would be forced out of cities and into smaller communities and rural areas in places like Tulare County.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders brewing alcohol (Pioneer Press) Sex offenders committed by
Sex offenders brewing alcohol (Pioneer Press)
Sex offenders committed by the courts to two locked state treatment facilities have used plastic bottles, fruit, juice and sugar to brew their own alcohol, breaking program rules and prompting a lawmaker to propose stiff penalties.
Law to restrict where sex offenders live is drafted, will be topic of public hearing (The Buffalo News)
TOWN OF NIAGARA - The Town Board will call for a public hearing in May on a proposed law to keep convicted sex offenders from living near schools, playgrounds and parks.
Sex Offenders - Push grows for tough law against child sex offenders (New
Push grows for tough law against child sex offenders (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE -- Sex offenders convicted of preying on victims under the age of 13 should serve a mandatory 25 years or more behind bars, then wear a monitoring device for the rest of their lives so police can better track them, a House panel decided Thursday.
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Sex Offenders - Push grows for tough law against child sex offenders (New
Push grows for tough law against child sex offenders (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
BATON ROUGE -- Sex offenders convicted of preying on victims under the age of 13 should serve a mandatory 25 years or more behind bars, then wear a monitoring device for the rest of their lives so police can better track them, a House panel decided Thursday.
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Sex Offenders - SC debate over sex offenders touches on emotions (WIS-TV Columbia)
SC debate over sex offenders touches on emotions (WIS-TV Columbia)
(Columbia-AP) April 5, 2006 - South Carolina could soon be the nation's second state to make some sex offenders eligible for the death penalty, but some opponents say there could be some dire consequences if the proposal passes.
Doyle signs bill increasing penalties for repeat sex offenders (Gazette Extra Sports)
MADISON, Wis. - Judges will have the authority to lock away repeat sex offenders for the rest of their lives under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday.
Sex Offenders - Groves may seek ordinance for sex offenders (Port Arthur News)
Groves may seek ordinance for sex offenders (Port Arthur News)
GROVES - City leaders in Groves may take a cue from their neighbors in Nederland and bring forward an ordinance regulating where sex offenders can live.
SC debate over sex offenders touches on emotions (WIS-TV Columbia)
(Columbia-AP) April 5, 2006 - South Carolina could soon be the nation's second state to make some sex offenders eligible for the death penalty, but some opponents say there could be some dire consequences if the proposal passes.
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Sex Offenders - Groves may seek ordinance for sex offenders (Port Arthur News)
Groves may seek ordinance for sex offenders (Port Arthur News)
GROVES - City leaders in Groves may take a cue from their neighbors in Nederland and bring forward an ordinance regulating where sex offenders can live.
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Sex Offenders - Loop Hole Allows Some Sex Offenders To Skirt System (WFTV
Loop Hole Allows Some Sex Offenders To Skirt System (WFTV 9 Orlando)
A possible loop hole has sex offenders skirting the system. Some police say the law doesn't cover offenders who committed crimes in other states and it could impact several cities. SEARCH: Do Sex Offenders Live In Your Neighborhood?
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Sex Offenders - Unregistered Sex Offenders Arrested (Fort Wayne News Channel 15) (WANE)
Unregistered Sex Offenders Arrested (Fort Wayne News Channel 15)
(WANE) -- The Allen County warrants division is out to find sex offenders who fail to register with the county. Sheriff's officers had gone three for three, arresting suspects on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Those suspects are David Trout, George Thoza, and Richard Harman.
Sex offenders slip away (Chicago Tribune)
For lack of housing, some spend parole in prison, then vanish In a sweep of 81 addresses given by sex offenders in Chicago, investigators found that more than three-quarters of them were places where the offenders did not live or were abandoned buildings or empty lots.
Sex Offenders - Committee Favors GPS Tracking Of Sex Offenders (Channel 3000) A
Committee Favors GPS Tracking Of Sex Offenders (Channel 3000)
A state legislative committee passed a bill that would force convicted sex offenders to wear bracelets that would let authorities track their position via satellite.
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Sex Offenders - Committee Favors GPS Tracking Of Sex Offenders (Channel 3000) A
Committee Favors GPS Tracking Of Sex Offenders (Channel 3000)
A state legislative committee passed a bill that would force convicted sex offenders to wear bracelets that would let authorities track their position via satellite.
Legislative committee backs GPS tracking of some sex offenders (Gazette Extra Sports)
MADISON, Wis. - The state would use Global Positioning Systems to track some sex offenders for life under a bill approved Thursday by the Legislature's budget committee.
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