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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders register bill fails (TVNZ) A parliamentary committee has
Sex offenders register bill fails (TVNZ)
A parliamentary committee has recommended that a sex offenders register bill should not proceed. The member's bill was initially introduced in 2003 by former ACT MP, Deborah Coddington, who proposed setting up a register of serious sex offenders allowing the police to keep track of their movements.
Sex Offenders - Law Seeks To Limit Number Of Sex Offenders In One
Law Seeks To Limit Number Of Sex Offenders In One Dwelling (WNBC)
MASTIC, N.Y. -- Suffolk County Legislator Kate Browning is introducing a local law that will prohibit more than one registered sex offender from living at a residence.
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Sex Offenders - Using GPS Tracking System on Sex Offenders (FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham)
Using GPS Tracking System on Sex Offenders (FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham)
A double murder in Etowah County on August 22nd by a sex offender shows how tough tracking sex offenders can be. Sherriff James Hayes is pushing for a new method which would involve GPS tracking systems which have previously been used to track down methadone users.
Sex Offenders - You can get e-mail on sex offenders (Quad-City Times) DES
You can get e-mail on sex offenders (Quad-City Times)
DES MOINES The Web site listing Iowa s registered sex offenders will now allow people to sign up for e-mail notifications when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood.
Sex offenders poorly monitored in Del. (The News Journal)
Convicted child molester Cornelius Johnson lived and worked at a Wilmington child care center for at least a month in 2004, but authorities declined to prosecute him for violating a Delaware law aimed at keeping sex offenders away from places where children gather.
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Sex Offenders - Get Email Alerts on Local Sex Offenders (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
Get Email Alerts on Local Sex Offenders (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
AP - Iowans have a new high-tech tool to help them track sex offenders in their neighborhoods. The Iowa DCI is upgrading the state's Sex Offender Registry Web site to provide automatic e-mail updates to the general public.
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Sex Offenders - E-mails keep tabs on sex offenders (The Des Moines Register)
E-mails keep tabs on sex offenders (The Des Moines Register)
Iowans worried about the threat of child molesters and other sex offenders in their neighborhoods have a new, high-tech tool to help them track...
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Sex Offenders - Plainfield weighs law to bar sex offenders (The Star-Ledger) Plainfield
Plainfield weighs law to bar sex offenders (The Star-Ledger)
Plainfield Councilman Rashid Burney has proposed an ordinance effectively barring registered sex offenders from moving into the city, similar to laws passed in dozens of New Jersey communities in the past year.
Sex Offenders - London company chosen to track Iowa sex offenders (Quad-City Times)
London company chosen to track Iowa sex offenders (Quad-City Times)
DES MOINES, Iowa - A London-based global security company has been chosen to track Iowa sex offenders. Group 4 Securicor was selected this week by state corrections officials to provide real-time monitoring of convicted sex offenders. The company will charge $7.88 a day, per offender.
Sex Offenders - Deputies keep eye on sex offenders (The Valdosta Daily Times)
Deputies keep eye on sex offenders (The Valdosta Daily Times)
VALDOSTA Lowndes County Sheriff s deputies have been keeping a close eye on the 156 sex offenders registered in the county since the state passed a bill requiring more strict residency requirements for offenders, which took effect July 1.
TPS Subcontractor Employs Two Registered Sex Offenders (WTOL News 11)
TOLEDO -- News 11 has learned two registered sex offenders have been working for a company hired to do jobs for Toledo Public Schools.
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Sex Offenders - Limiting where child sex offenders live (The Weatherford Democrat) Some
Limiting where child sex offenders live (The Weatherford Democrat)
Some cities in Texas, including Watauga, Arlington and Carrollton have adopted ordinances which increase the state-mandated distance a sex offender can live from places like schools, parks and video arcades.
Sex Offenders - New law could make Caddo a designated area for sex
New law could make Caddo a designated area for sex offender evacuees (The Times)
A new law that went into effect last week set guidelines for housing sex offenders in the wake of another major disaster. Under House Bill 873, a registered sexual offender, if possible, shall be housed in an alterantive shelter separate and apart from the general population of evacuees.
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Sex Offenders - Sheriff Studies Revising Early Jail Releases to Include Violent and
Sheriff Studies Revising Early Jail Releases to Include Violent and Sex Offenders (Los Angeles Times)
Under scrutiny for disparate treatment of inmates eligible for early release from jail, leaders of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are debating a wholesale revision of the program, including one plan that would grant early releases to violent offenders and those convicted of sex crimes.
Laws insufficient to deal with repeat sex offenders: NGOs (The Sun Daily)
PETALING JAYA: The laws have not been sufficient to prevent repeat sex offenders from striking again, two non-governmental organisations said yesterday.
Sex Offenders - Concern About Early Release of Sex Offenders Should Be Heeded
Concern About Early Release of Sex Offenders Should Be Heeded (SNP)
Lord Hardie made his remarks yesterday following sentencing of a convicted sex offender to a 16-year extended sentence after he had re-offended whilst being out on automatic early release.
Tougher Laws for Sex Offenders (WECT 6 Wilmington)
NORTH CAROLINA -- Governor Easley signed a new bill into law Wednesday that could help local law enforcement keep an eye on sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - New Map Helps Identify Sex Offenders in a Neighborhood (WJLA-TV
New Map Helps Identify Sex Offenders in a Neighborhood (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.)
OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) - Finding out whether there are sex offenders in your neighborhood just became easier. You can now log on to a Web site, type in your address and a map shows you sex offenders living around you.
Tougher Laws for Sex Offenders (WECT 6 Wilmington)
NORTH CAROLINA -- Governor Easley signed a new bill into law Wednesday that could help local law enforcement keep an eye on sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Tougher Laws for Sex Offenders (WECT 6 Wilmington) NORTH CAROLINA
Tougher Laws for Sex Offenders (WECT 6 Wilmington)
NORTH CAROLINA -- Governor Easley signed a new bill into law Wednesday that could help local law enforcement keep an eye on sex offenders.
Parent wants to limit where sex offenders live, work (Boston Globe)
In Stoughton, there are 36 Level 2 and Level 3 registered sex offenders who live or work in town, according to the state Sex Offender Registry Board . Currently, although their addresses are made public, they are free to live and work where they please. But Town Meeting representative Ed Coppinger , who has two young daughters, wants that to ...
Sex Offenders - Officials Crack Down On Sex Offenders (NBC 11 Bay Area)
Officials Crack Down On Sex Offenders (NBC 11 Bay Area)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tough new restrictions for high-risk sex offenders may be coming soon, according to a government task force report released Tuesday. The final report calls for all 3,000 high-risk sex offenders in California to wear satellite-tracking systems.
Hundreds protest over sex offenders hostel (u.tv)
At least 300 people have staged a protest in central Belfast against the housing of sex offenders at a hostel for ex-prisoners. Residents from the area blocked the Dublin Road and Great Victoria Street last night.
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Sex Offenders - Waterboro Looks At Restricting Where Sex Offenders May Live (WLBZ
Waterboro Looks At Restricting Where Sex Offenders May Live (WLBZ Bangor)
Waterboro is the second town this month to consider an ordinance that would keep sex offenders away from schools and day cares. Millinocket is looking at whether to ban sex offenders from spending time in places where children frequent, like parks or schools.
'Sex offenders can't live here' (The Morning Journal)
AVON LAKE -- For sale: four-bedroom, three-bath, newly constructed home in good neighborhood with good schools. No sex offenders allowed.
Sex Offenders - New system designed to help parents track sex offenders (WIS-TV
New system designed to help parents track sex offenders (WIS-TV Columbia)
The Richland County Sheriff's Department has a plan to make you aware of sex offenders in your community.
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Sex Offenders - No vacancy for sex offenders (Denver Post) Registered sex offenders
No vacancy for sex offenders (Denver Post)
Registered sex offenders looking to move to this south suburban city of roughly 14,000 residents may have difficulty finding a home.
Correction: Sex offenders legislation story (Fayetteville Observer)
The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. In a July 27 story about legislation placing more limits on sex offenders, The Associated Press reported erroneously that one provision made it a felony to lie to or deceive an SBI agent. That provision was removed before the bill received final approval.
Sex Offenders - Not all sex offenders the same (Daily Record) I'd like
Not all sex offenders the same (Daily Record)
I'd like to reply to Sherry Zimmerman's letter, "Stop offering 2nd chances" (Aug. 3). Zimmerman believes all "sex offenders" should be "locked up forever." Zimmerman purported several examples in an attempt to justify her opinion.
Lawmaker proposes crackdown on sex offenders (WKYC Cleveland)
Lawmaker proposes crackdown on sex offenders
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Sex Offenders - Troopers Pay Visit To Registered Sex Offenders (The WBAL Channel)
Troopers Pay Visit To Registered Sex Offenders (The WBAL Channel)
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Maryland State Police troopers were out in full force Wednesday night to warn sex offenders about a new law. Gov. Robert Ehrlich recently signed a bill requiring registered sex offenders to re-register bi-annually instead of yearly.
Robeson deputies track sex offenders (Fayetteville Observer)
LUMBERTON Robeson County lawmen are trying to find about 20 convicted sex offenders who have moved without notifying local authorities. Sheriff s deputies became aware of the absent offenders when they began making checks last week.
Sex Offenders - Correction: Sex offenders legislation story (Fayetteville Observer) The Associated Press
Correction: Sex offenders legislation story (Fayetteville Observer)
The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. In a July 27 story about legislation placing more limits on sex offenders, The Associated Press reported erroneously that one provision made it a felony to lie to or deceive an SBI agent. That provision was removed before the bill received final approval.
Supervision of sex offenders needs overhaul, officials say (Daily Bulletin)
SANTA ANA - Supervision of released sex offenders is so haphazard that a new arm of California's correctional system should be created to oversee the high-risk parolees, a state assemblyman said Wednesday.
Sex Offenders - Violent predator labels mulled for sex offenders (phillyburbs.com) A Bucks
Violent predator labels mulled for sex offenders (phillyburbs.com)
A Bucks County judge will review evidence whether four convicted sex offenders should be labeled sexually violent predators under Megan's Law.
Robeson deputies track sex offenders (Fayetteville Observer)
LUMBERTON Robeson County lawmen are trying to find about 20 convicted sex offenders who have moved without notifying local authorities. Sheriff s deputies became aware of the absent offenders when they began making checks last week.
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 - Wisconsin locates 17 of state's most wanted sex offenders (Minneapolis-St.
Wisconsin locates 17 of state's most wanted sex offenders (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
MADISON, Wis. Police have located 17 of Wisconsin's most wanted sex offenders since May, Gov. Jim Doyle said Tuesday.
Task Force Meeting To Discuss Sex Offenders (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
State leaders will hold a hearing today to take suggestions on how to deal with high-risk sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Unregistered sex offenders face felony charges (The Naperville Sun) Sexual
Unregistered sex offenders face felony charges (The Naperville Sun)
Sexual predators have long been hunted by federal law enforcement. But a new law now makes it a federal felony if a convicted sex offender fails to register, giving the U.S. Marshals Service broader authority in finding child sex offenders.
Evesham restricts living areas for sex offenders (phillyburbs.com)
The Township Council hopes its new ordinance restricting where convicted sex offenders can live will send a clear message.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders body in vow (Belfast Telegraph) The umbrella body
Sex offenders body in vow (Belfast Telegraph)
The umbrella body which oversees the management of sex offenders in Northern Ireland today promised to implement a series of recommendations that have arisen from Trevor Hamilton's callous abduction and murder of Attracta Harron.
Bill to track sex offenders advances (Boston Globe)
State Representative Karyn Polito's proposal to track sex offenders with global positioning systems will be considered by a bipartisan legislative conference committee after the House and Senate disagreed over who should be monitored.
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Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders Caught in Sting (WXIA-TV Atlanta) Internet sting suspects
Sex Offenders Caught in Sting (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
Internet sting suspects sit in court. Of the sex offenders caught in the recent Dateline NBC sting operation, these are the individuals that live in the Metro Atlanta area.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders thwart registry requirements of Megan's Law (Asbury Park
Sex offenders thwart registry requirements of Megan's Law (Asbury Park Press)
The Megan's Law registry designed to keep tabs on convicted sex offenders has been thwarted by molesters who relocate without notice, according to a published report.
Papillion City Council adjusts restrictions on sex offenders (Lincoln Journal Star)
PAPILLION Papillion has eased provisions of its sex-offender ordinance to match a new state law. Convicted sex offenders in Papillion now will be prohibited from living within 500 feet of schools and licensed day-care operations, rather than within 2,000 feet as originally adopted.
Sex Offenders - Proposed Law to Ban Sex Offenders from Wilmington City Parks
Proposed Law to Ban Sex Offenders from Wilmington City Parks (WECT 6 Wilmington)
AUGUST 2, 2006 -- If one Wilmington City Council member has his way, sex offenders could be banned from Wilmington City Parks for life.
Shelby calls for increased funding to combat child sex offenders (WPMI 15)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Richard Shelby joined victims' advocate John Walsh on Wednesday in calling on Congress to approve $91 million more than the White House has requested this year on various law enforcement programs aimed at protecting children from sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Shelby calls for increased funding to combat child sex offenders
Shelby calls for increased funding to combat child sex offenders (WPMI 15)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Richard Shelby joined victims' advocate John Walsh on Wednesday in calling on Congress to approve $91 million more than the White House has requested this year on various law enforcement programs aimed at protecting children from sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Poll finds voters support tougher controls on sex offenders (KGET
Poll finds voters support tougher controls on sex offenders (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
A new poll shows that voters are strongly in favor of a ballot measure that would put tougher controls on sex offenders.
Caddo Parish accounts for most unregistered sex offenders (KPLC)
SHREVEPORT, La. The sheriff of Caddo Parish says deputies have located most unregistered sex offenders in the parish. For three weeks last month, deputies searched the parish for 320 people who had been released from prison, but had not reported their addresses as required by law.
Sex Offenders - Judge OKs barring sex offenders from Woodfin town parks (Fayetteville
Judge OKs barring sex offenders from Woodfin town parks (Fayetteville Observer)
A town ordinance that prohibits registered sex offenders from entering parks in Woodfin should remain in place, a Buncombe County judge ruled Tuesday.
Sex Offenders - Ulster to track sex offenders (MidHusonCentral.com) KINGSTON - Ulster County
Ulster to track sex offenders (MidHusonCentral.com)
KINGSTON - Ulster County will soon be the first county in the state to monitor level 3 sex offenders by tracking them with the global position system, enabling probation officers to track offenders' movements via satellites.
Missouri lawmakers want all sex offenders to register despite state Supreme Court ruling (SEMissourian.com)
A recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling striking the requirement for some convicted sex offenders to register with local sheriff departments has prompted some area officials to take action.