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Sex Offenders - Mo. sex offenders not required to move (AP via Yahoo!
Mo. sex offenders not required to move (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sex offenders who lived within 1,000 feet of a school or day care center before lawmakers made it illegal can't be evicted, a county court judge has ruled.
Glendale launches new program to verify sex offenders' addresses (The Arizona Republic)
Glendale police issued an alert Thursday about a convicted sex offender who has moved into a neighborhood north of Glendale Avenue. Police also announced the launch of a new program to verify the home addresses of convicted sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - AG Swanson joins call for names of sex offenders using
AG Swanson joins call for names of sex offenders using MySpace (WKBT La Crosse)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorney General Lori Swanson is asking officials at the Web site MySpace.com for the names of sex offenders the company has expelled from its site.
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Sex Offenders - Local sex offenders found on MySpace (News Journal) MANSFIELD --
Local sex offenders found on MySpace (News Journal)
MANSFIELD -- They can't live within 1,000 feet of your child's school, but they can lurk in your child's computer. Of 359 registered sex offenders in Richland County, at least 11 were found to have MySpace.com accounts, according to a search done by the News Journal.
Cities zone out sex offenders (Tuscaloosa News)
Given the choice, it's unlikely anyone would let a sex offender live next door.But those offenders, including the 155 registered sex offenders in Tuscaloosa County, have to live somewhere,The question is where.
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Sex Offenders - 850 Illinois Sex Offenders On MySpace - video included (WEEK-TV
850 Illinois Sex Offenders On MySpace - video included (WEEK-TV Peoria)
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has obtained the names of almost 850 registered sex offenders in the state who use the popular networking site MySpace.
Madigan gets MySpace sex offenders' info (Daily Southtown)
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has obtained the names of nearly 850 registered sex offenders in the state who use the popular social networking Web site MySpace, after joining with scores of officials across the nation to subpoena the data. The names of 842 sex offenders had been turned over as Sunday, said Cara Smith, Madigan's deputy chief of staff.
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Sex Offenders - Attorney General: 600 State Sex Offenders On MySpace (NBC 5
Attorney General: 600 State Sex Offenders On MySpace (NBC 5 Chicago)
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has obtained the names of nearly 600 registered sex offenders in the state who use the popular social networking site MySpace.
Bill to track sex offenders' activities on the net (EARTHtimes.org)
The US House of Representatives has unanimously approved a bill that states that convicted sex offenders should register their e-mail address and home address with the respective state police to simply the process of locating and tracking their activities.
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Sex Offenders - Bill to track sex offenders' activities on the net (EARTHtimes.org)
Bill to track sex offenders' activities on the net (EARTHtimes.org)
The US House of Representatives has unanimously approved a bill that states that convicted sex offenders should register their e-mail address and home address with the respective state police to simply the process of locating and tracking their activities.
Sex Offenders - Schwarzenegger: Treat gang leaders like sex offenders (KSBY San Luis
Schwarzenegger: Treat gang leaders like sex offenders (KSBY San Luis Obispo)
Associated Press - May 25, 2007 7:34 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Governor Schwarzenegger says California will begin monitoring gang leaders the way it does sex offenders - including tracking...
Sex Offenders - Law Calls For Tracking Sex Offenders Online (Hartford Courant) The
Law Calls For Tracking Sex Offenders Online (Hartford Courant)
The House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill that requires convicted sex offenders to register their Internet e-mail addresses as well as their home addresses with the state police so their whereabouts and activities can be tracked.
Sex Offenders - MySpace To Release Data On Sex Offenders (KXAN 36 Austin)
MySpace To Release Data On Sex Offenders (KXAN 36 Austin)
MySpace.com has decided to release its data on registered sex offenders in Texas. That includes those that have been identified and removed from its site.
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Sex Offenders - MySpace to report sex offenders (BBC News) Networking website MySpace
MySpace to report sex offenders (BBC News)
Networking website MySpace agrees to hand over information on convicted US sex offenders removed from its service.
MySpace to share data on convicted sex offenders (International Herald Tribune)
The popular social networking site has agreed to hand over the names, addresses and online profiles of thousands of known convicted sex offenders who have opened up accounts with the service.
Sex Offenders - Ohio officials to learn names of sex offenders on MySpace
Ohio officials to learn names of sex offenders on MySpace (Akron Beacon Journal)
MySpace.com will provide law enforcement officials in eight states -- including Ohio -- with data on registered sex offenders who use the popular social networking Web site, the company said Monday.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders' addresses now on Web site (The Beacon News)
Sex offenders' addresses now on Web site (The Beacon News)
SPRINGFIELD -- A new feature on a state police Web site lets Illinois residents search for registered sex offenders in their neighborhoods.
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Sex Offenders - MySpace Won't Provide Sex Offenders' Names (CBS News) Citing federal
MySpace Won't Provide Sex Offenders' Names (CBS News)
Citing federal privacy law, MySpace.com said it won't comply with a request by attorneys general from eight states to hand over the names of registered sex offenders who use the social networking Web site.
Sex Offenders - States Ask MySpace To Save Profiles From Sex Offenders (The
States Ask MySpace To Save Profiles From Sex Offenders (The Tampa Tribune)
HARRISBURG, PA. - Pennsylvania's attorney general on Friday asked social networking Web site MySpace.com to preserve user profiles posted by the state's registered sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Residents outraged at motel housing sex offenders (WABC-TV New York)
Residents outraged at motel housing sex offenders (WABC-TV New York)
There are some angry folks on Long Island Friday, after they discovered two registered sex offenders living in a motel near a school.
Sex Offenders - Lawmaker wants AG to seek names of sex offenders dropped
Lawmaker wants AG to seek names of sex offenders dropped from MySpace (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Associated Press - May 17, 2007 7:05 PM ET A state lawmaker wants Attorney General Drew Edmondson to obtain the names of registered sex offenders in Oklahoma who have been dropped from the...
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Sex Offenders - Popular Web Site Kicks Off Thousands Of Registered Sex Offenders
Popular Web Site Kicks Off Thousands Of Registered Sex Offenders (KLTV 7 Tyler)
In an effort to keep its underage users safe, the popular networking web site has removed and blocked a few thousand convicted sex offenders. Local Authorities say Myspace may have taken a step in the right direction, but that doesn't mean your child is safe.
MySpace Refuses To Release Names Of Sex Offenders Logging On (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News)
Whether the popular Web site MySpace should release information about sex offenders who are logging on to the social network continues to be a debated issue.
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Sex Offenders - MySpace Says It Is In Process Of Removing Sex Offenders
MySpace Says It Is In Process Of Removing Sex Offenders (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
The Ohio attorney general is speaking out following chief investigator Duane Pohlman's investigation that revealed registered sex offenders on MySpace.com.
MySpace Gives Details of Its Plan to Reveal Known Sex Offenders (New York Times)
The online social network will work with state attorneys general who have requested the identities of members who are known sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - MySpace is asked to reveal names of sex offenders (Los
MySpace is asked to reveal names of sex offenders (Los Angeles Times)
Top law enforcement officers from eight states asked MySpace.com on Monday to turn over the names of registered sex offenders using the social networking website.
US prosecutors want MySpace sex offenders exposed (Middle East Times)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA -- Top prosecutors in eight US states have asked MySpace to expose convicted sex offenders who have posted their profiles on the youth-oriented social networking Web site.
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Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders in School Zones: Is Your Child Safe? (Part
Sex Offenders in School Zones: Is Your Child Safe? (Part II) (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
The 1,500 feet boundary the new law created is supposed to keep convicted sex offenders away from your children. It's a law that looks nice on paper, but it must be enforced for it to work.
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Sex Offenders - Hollywood To Restrict Where Sex Offenders Can Live (CBS 4
Hollywood To Restrict Where Sex Offenders Can Live (CBS 4 Miami)
Another Broward city could soon be hanging out the 'un-welcome' sign to sexual predators. The city of Hollywood are expected to vote Wednesday on imposing new restrictions that would prohibit registered sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, and recreation centers.
Sex Offenders in School Zones: Is Your Child Safe? (Part II) (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
The 1,500 feet boundary the new law created is supposed to keep convicted sex offenders away from your children. It's a law that looks nice on paper, but it must be enforced for it to work.
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Sex Offenders - New Ordinance To Restrict Sex Offenders (WJAC 6 Johnstown) Following
New Ordinance To Restrict Sex Offenders (WJAC 6 Johnstown)
Following recently passed ordinances in Johnstown and Ferndale, another Cambria County municipality is turning away sex offenders. East Taylor Township supervisors passed an ordinance Thursday saying sex offenders cannot live any place where there are children.
Sex Offenders - New Ordinance To Restrict Sex Offenders (WJAC 6 Johnstown) Following
New Ordinance To Restrict Sex Offenders (WJAC 6 Johnstown)
Following recently passed ordinances in Johnstown and Ferndale, another Cambria County municipality is turning away sex offenders. East Taylor Township supervisors passed an ordinance Thursday saying sex offenders cannot live any place where there are children.
Sex Offenders - 5 Level 3 sex offenders register with law enforcement (The
5 Level 3 sex offenders register with law enforcement (The Bellingham Herald)
Five Level 3 sex offenders recently registered with Whatcom County law enforcement agencies, as required by state law. A Level 3 sex offender classification means police believe there is a high risk that the person will reoffend. None of these offenders are wanted by law enforcement at this time.
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Sex Offenders - Rally planned to protest sex offenders move (Daily Journal) BRIDGETON
Rally planned to protest sex offenders move (Daily Journal)
BRIDGETON A rally is being organized to protest the possibility of the state Department of Corrections sending 358 sex offenders to South Woods State Prison on South Burlington Road.
Sex offenders now barred from name changes (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
After noticing that three convicted Hawaii sex offenders had tried to change their names, Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona successfully moved to forbid sex offenders from getting a name change.
Sex Offenders - Public notified of sex offenders (West Valley View) In accordance
Public notified of sex offenders (West Valley View)
In accordance with Arizona law, the Avondale Police Department has issued a press release notifying the public of three registered sex offenders living in Avondale.
Sex Offenders - Two of Delaware's Top 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders Arrested
Two of Delaware's Top 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders Arrested (WBOC Salisbury)
DOVER- Delaware State Police have announced the arrests of two of the state's top 10 sex offenders wanted for failing to re-register within seven days after an address change.
Possible New Plates For Sex Offenders (WTVO/WQRF Rockford)
Reported by: Ariel Gurian 05/06/2007 10:46pm Sex offenders in Wisconsin could soon be required to put special license plates on their cars. Wisconsin legislators are proposing a new measure to track sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Ontario won't fund study that pays sex offenders (CTV.ca) Ontario's
Ontario won't fund study that pays sex offenders (CTV.ca)
Ontario's Health Minister has pledged to withdraw any provincial funds that would have helped pay for a study that will hire sex offenders to look at images of children.
Sex Offenders - Carlsbad church to decide on policy about sex offenders (North
Carlsbad church to decide on policy about sex offenders (North County Times)
CARLSBAD ---- After months of discussion, a panel of congregants at Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Carlsbad is close to voting on a policy to deal with registered sex offenders who want to attend their services.
State law says sex offenders can t live near schools or day-care centers; so why are 115 within the buffer zones? (The Fayetteville Observer)
More than 100 registered sex offenders in Cumberland County live within 1,000 feet roughly three blocks of a school or day-care center.
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Sex Offenders - Cops net 4 in sweep of former sex offenders (Redford
Cops net 4 in sweep of former sex offenders (Redford Observer)
Four Redford residents were arrested Wednesday during a sweep by police detectives of former sex offenders accused of failing to comply with Michigan's sex offender registration law.
Mobile authorities seeking missing sex offenders (FOX 10 Mobile)
MOBILE, Ala. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office was looking today for two convicted sex offenders in the Mobile area. Sheriffs Office spokeswoman Kate Johnson said...
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Sex Offenders - Mobile County Sheriff's Office searching for sex offenders (NBC 15
Mobile County Sheriff's Office searching for sex offenders (NBC 15 Mobile)
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on the whereabouts two violent sex offenders believed to be in the Mobile area.
Sex Offenders - Special: Child sex offenders in school (KVII 7 Amarillo) AMARILLO
Special: Child sex offenders in school (KVII 7 Amarillo)
AMARILLO -- There are more than 1,000 sex offenders registered in the City of Amarillo. But adults aren't the only ones who commit these crimes.
Sheriff's task force keeps watch over sex offenders (The Acorn)
The Ventura County Sheriff's Department, in conjunction with the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Departments, has announced the creation of a tricounty task force focusing on registered sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Top 10 Most Wanted Delaware Sex Offenders Named (WBOC Salisbury)
Top 10 Most Wanted Delaware Sex Offenders Named (WBOC Salisbury)
DOVER - State police on Tuesday released the names of the top 10 most wanted sex offenders in Delaware.
23 Foreign Citizens Arrested As Sex Offenders In NYC (WNBC)
Immigration officials have arrested 23 foreign citizens accused of being child predators and sex offenders living in New York City.
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Sex Offenders - Special: Amarillo sex offenders (KVII 7 Amarillo) AMARILLO -- For
Special: Amarillo sex offenders (KVII 7 Amarillo)
AMARILLO -- For most people, a sex offender is that and only that. A picture on a website, a person you avoid, someone you try and keep your children away from.