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Sex Offenders - National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Creates New Unit
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Creates New Unit to Help Find 100,000 Missing Sex Offenders and Calls ... (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), there are an estimated 603,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S. today. However, of that number, at least 100,000 sex offenders are noncompliant and no one knows where they are. A new Special Analysis Unit has been created by NCMEC to search databases, analyze information, and help identify and locate these ...
Ohio wants special car plates for sex offenders (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Lawmakers in Ohio said on Wednesday they want to force convicted sex offenders to use a fluorescent-green license plate on their cars so they can be easily identified.
Sex Offenders - MySpace to Develop Database to Help Block Sex Offenders (NBC
MySpace to Develop Database to Help Block Sex Offenders (NBC 24 Toledo)
NEW YORK (AP) - The popular online hangout MySpace said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders, the site's latest attempt to address complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens.
Five arrested for failure to register as sex offenders (The Victoria Advocate)
BEEVILLE - Five Beeville men were arrested by Beeville police for failure to register as convicted child sex offenders as mandated by law. Two of the men were arrested on warrants issued by the Texas Attorney General's office.
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Sex Offenders - MySpace to Develop Database to Help Block Sex Offenders (NBC
MySpace to Develop Database to Help Block Sex Offenders (NBC 24 Toledo)
NEW YORK (AP) - The popular online hangout MySpace said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders, the site's latest attempt to address complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens.
Are Unregistered Sex Offenders Living In Your Neighborhood? (KXAN 36 Austin)
Dozens of convicted sex offenders are moving into local neighborhoods without warning. Some are considered a high risk to your family. KXAN's Sally Hernandez uncovered that prison officials are having a tough time getting all the necessary warnings out to the public when they release a sex offender.
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Sex Offenders - Missing Sex Offenders (FOX 10 Mobile) Saraland Police are looking
Missing Sex Offenders (FOX 10 Mobile)
Saraland Police are looking for two missing sex offenders who aren't living where they say they are.
Sex Offenders - Classify flashers as sex offenders? NYC lawmaker urges yes (WCAX
Classify flashers as sex offenders? NYC lawmaker urges yes (WCAX 3)
NEW YORK Lewd flashers would be classified as sex offenders under a proposal being pushed by a City Councilman from Queens. Peter Vallone Junior says he'll ask Albany to...
Grant helps Tulare County keep better tab on sex offenders (The Fresno Bee)
A state grant will help Tulare County authorities keep better tabs on registered sex offenders and provide more resources for tracking online sexual predators.
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Sex Offenders - Lawmaker: Consider Flashers As Sex Offenders (WCBS-TV New York) Lewd
Lawmaker: Consider Flashers As Sex Offenders (WCBS-TV New York)
Lewd flashers would be classified as sex offenders under a proposal being pushed by a City Councilman from Queens. Peter Vallone Junior says he'll ask Albany to strengthen the law and add public lewdness to the list of crimes covered by the public registry that tracks convicted sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders Online, Target of Legislation (13WHAM Rochester) Rochester, N.Y.
Sex Offenders Online, Target of Legislation (13WHAM Rochester)
Rochester, N.Y. -- U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D, N.Y.) was in Rochester Thursday to talk about his proposed legislation that would closely monitor convicted sex offenders' activities online.
Brown County Board targets sex offenders (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
The Brown County Board sent a message to courts and law enforcement officials Wednesday: get tough on child molesters and sex offenders, especially for repeat offenders.
Sex Offenders - 1,000 Sex Offenders Missing In Florida (Officer.com) Orange County tops
1,000 Sex Offenders Missing In Florida (Officer.com)
Orange County tops the list of total sex offenders still missing from the region.
Sex Offenders - Police lose track of 13 sex offenders (icWales) POLICE have
Police lose track of 13 sex offenders (icWales)
POLICE have lost track of 13 registered sex offenders in Wales, the Home Office said today.
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Sex Offenders - Wyoming Worries About Attracting Sex Offenders (CBS 13 Sacramento) Wyoming,
Wyoming Worries About Attracting Sex Offenders (CBS 13 Sacramento)
Wyoming, with its wide-open spaces and crisp, clear vistas, is starting to worry it has made itself too attractive in one respect: Convicted sex offenders from out of state are moving in, apparently because the laws are less restrictive.
Sex Offenders - When sex offenders move to your town (Napa Valley Register)
When sex offenders move to your town (Napa Valley Register)
Napa County is home to 205 registered sex offenders. Of that number, 144 reside in the city of Napa.
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Sex Offenders - Jailed sex offenders view explicit films (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Jailed sex offenders view explicit films (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Some of Victoria's worst sex offenders have viewed sexually explicit films in their cells at Ararat Prison.
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Sex Offenders - How Many Sex Offenders Are In Your Town? (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com
How Many Sex Offenders Are In Your Town? (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Checking the online Sex Offender Registry Board could be giving residents a false sense of security, Team 5 Investigates found. So, how many registered Level 3 and Level 2 sex offenders live in each town? Team 5 Investigates' Sean Kelly picked two Massachusetts communities with high populations of the most dangerous registered sex offenders in Massachusetts -- Worcester and Dorchester. Combined, ...
Sex Offenders - County houses sex offenders in trailers (MSNBC) A county on
County houses sex offenders in trailers (MSNBC)
A county on New York's Long Island is dealing with the not-in-my-backyard problem by housing sex offenders in trailers away from residential areas.
Suffolk County to Keep Sex Offenders on the Move (New York Times)
A housing plan would put sex offenders in trailers to be parked on public land away from residential areas.
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Sex Offenders - South Milwaukee Considers Law To Restrict Where Sex Offenders Can
South Milwaukee Considers Law To Restrict Where Sex Offenders Can Live (WISN TheMilwaukeeChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
A proposed new law could mean fewer places for sex offenders to live in one Milwaukee suburb.
Investigation update: child sex offenders living too close to schools (WHOI Peoria)
PEORIA -- An HOI 19 News investigation is getting results. Child sex offenders who were caught living too close to schools have found new places to call home.
Sex Offenders - Bill continues ban on restricting where sex offenders can live
Bill continues ban on restricting where sex offenders can live (KSHB-TV Kansas City)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Senate has approved a bill that extends a ban on local governments restricting where sex offenders can live. The Senate passed the measure on a 32-8 vote.
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Sex Offenders - Panel rejects bills on youth sex offenders (The Arizona Republic)
Panel rejects bills on youth sex offenders (The Arizona Republic)
Family members of young sex offenders pleaded with lawmakers on Monday to change state laws that sometimes result in long sentences and lifelong consequences for those who commit crimes when they are minors.
Counties slow to assess sex offenders (Billings Gazette)
CHEYENNE - Sublette, Lincoln, Carbon and Niobrara counties have completed less than half of their state-mandated risk assessment hearings for convicted sex offenders. State officials worry this means some sex offenders likely to reoffend are not liste ...
Sex Offenders - Bill Would Bar Sex Offenders From Photographing Children (WSB-TV 2
Bill Would Bar Sex Offenders From Photographing Children (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
ATLANTA -- Sex offenders would be barred from taking pictures of children under a bill passed by the state Senate.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders evicted from public housing (The Buffalo News) NEW
Sex offenders evicted from public housing (The Buffalo News)
NEW YORK (AP) - Investigators have begun evicting 78 convicted sex offenders who were found to be living illegally in New York City public housing, federal officials announced Friday.
Bills aimed at outside sex offenders (Billings Gazette)
CHEYENNE - Bob Brackett says part of his job is fielding some disturbing phone calls. Brackett, program manager for the Wyoming sex offender registry, has had to tell registered sex offenders from other states that life will be easier for them if they ...
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Sex Offenders - Ruling excludes past sex offenders (San Jose Mercury News) A
Ruling excludes past sex offenders (San Jose Mercury News)
A federal judge Friday ruled that voter-approved limits on where sex offenders can live can't be applied retroactively, potentially freeing thousands of parolees from a ban on living within 2,000 feet of a school, park or place where children gather.
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Sex Offenders - Bill: Don't harbor sex offenders (Casper Star-Tribune) CHEYENNE -- People
Bill: Don't harbor sex offenders (Casper Star-Tribune)
CHEYENNE -- People who knowingly harbor unregistered sex offenders could be found guilty of felonies under a bill that received initial approval in the House on Tuesday.
Sex offenders evicted from public housing (The Buffalo News)
NEW YORK (AP) - Investigators have begun evicting 78 convicted sex offenders who were found to be living illegally in New York City public housing, federal officials announced Friday.
Sex Offenders - Bill: Don't harbor sex offenders (Casper Star-Tribune) CHEYENNE -- People
Bill: Don't harbor sex offenders (Casper Star-Tribune)
CHEYENNE -- People who knowingly harbor unregistered sex offenders could be found guilty of felonies under a bill that received initial approval in the House on Tuesday.
New program designed to track sex offenders (Bristol Herald Courier)
A high-tech tracking device is helping cops keep a closer eye on convicted sex offenders who live and work in our neighborhoods every day. It's part of a statewide pilot program going on right now in eleven Tennessee counties, and it relies on Global Positioning Technology to keep closer watch.
Sex Offenders - Closer Eye On Sex Offenders (KOTV 6 Tulsa) Convicted sex
Closer Eye On Sex Offenders (KOTV 6 Tulsa)
Convicted sex offenders are now required to sign up for an online registry and they can't live near places like schools and parks. And soon, sex offenders with children could face even more restrictions. But some say all of these measures to keep track of sex offenders could have the opposite effect.
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Sex Offenders - Lawmakers kill bill requiring sex offenders to list e-mail (The
Lawmakers kill bill requiring sex offenders to list e-mail (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
DENVER The House Judiciary Committee killed a measure today that would have required sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses after lawmakers questioned how effective it would be at stopping crime.
Sex offenders 'to hand over internet usernames' (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Sex offenders could be forced to register their email addresses with the Home Office if plans go ahead.
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Sex Offenders - UK could force convicted sex offenders to register screen names
UK could force convicted sex offenders to register screen names (TG Daily)
Convicted sex offenders in the United Kingdom could be forced to register their screen names along with their email addresses. Home Office Secretary John Reid has proposed a new law that would mandate prison terms for sex offenders who fail to give their online identities to the nationwide Sex Offenders Register.
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Sex Offenders - City wants control over where sex offenders live (KHOU) Under
City wants control over where sex offenders live (KHOU)
Under a proposed ordinance, only one convicted sex offender could live at any complex with up to 100 apartments and one more for each addtional hundred units.
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Sex Offenders - Bill would require sex offenders to register Internet addresses (Mount
Bill would require sex offenders to register Internet addresses (Mount Vernon News)
MOUNT VERNON MySpace officials have been busy in the nation s capital, advocating proposed federal legislation that would require sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses with the National Sex Offender Registry.
Sex offenders in North Port get 'greeting' (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Every time a sex offender moves to town, Sgt. Tony Sirianni is among the first to say welcome.
Sex Offenders - Web Site Maps Sex Offenders (WKRG News 5 Mobile) The
Web Site Maps Sex Offenders (WKRG News 5 Mobile)
The re-arrest of a convicted sex offender in Baldwin County may have you wondering just how safe your neighborhood is. Larry Rogers was arrested and charged with the sexual assault of a young boy.
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Sex Offenders - New law puts restrictions on Level 3 sex offenders (News
New law puts restrictions on Level 3 sex offenders (News 10 Now Syracuse)
A new law passed in Auburn will limit where sex offenders can live. The law prohibits Level 3 sex offenders from living within 500 feet of any school, daycare, or park.
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Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders Living In Nursing Homes (KLTV 7 Tyler) KLTV
Sex Offenders Living In Nursing Homes (KLTV 7 Tyler)
KLTV has been reporting on sex offenders living in East Texas neighborhoods, but what about nursing homes? According to a group called A Perfect Cause, in 2005, Texas had more than 120 registered sex offenders living in nursing homes.
New law puts restrictions on Level 3 sex offenders (News 10 Now Syracuse)
A new law passed in Auburn will limit where sex offenders can live. The law prohibits Level 3 sex offenders from living within 500 feet of any school, daycare, or park.
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Sex Offenders - Local Mom Fights To Keep Sex Offenders Away From Children
Local Mom Fights To Keep Sex Offenders Away From Children (KLTV 7 Tyler)
The Texas Attorney General is expected to release an opinion on local ordinances banning registered sexual predators living close to schools and playgrounds. It's something KLTV is dedicated to keeping you informed on. A Jacksonville mom is trying to do something about it. Within Jacksonville city limits, there are 26 registered sex offenders, 21 who have committed crimes against children.
We've lost sex offenders, police admit (Portsmouth Today)
POLICE have admitted to 'losing' 10 sex offenders they were supposed to be monitoring in Hampshire.
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