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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders living near schools (WTVG-TV Toledo) David Seiler is
Sex offenders living near schools (WTVG-TV Toledo)
David Seiler is the convicted and registered sex offender in this case. But it's not just Seiler. 13 abc obtained records from the Lucas County sheriff's department showing eight other convicted sex offenders are registered to live within 1,000 feet of Navarre elementary school.
State database would list sex offenders' cyber identities (St. Peters Journal)
Sex offenders in Missouri might soon have to register their e-mail addresses and electronic identities in a public database.
Sex Offenders - Fight to get sex offenders out of Watertown (News 10
Fight to get sex offenders out of Watertown (News 10 Now Syracuse)
A group of neighbors living by the Travel Lodge Motel in Watertown are not giving up their fight to get sex offenders out of their neighborhood.
Sex offenders to be subject of forum (San Diego Union-Tribune)
CARLSBAD – The Sex Offender Management Council and the Carlsbad Police Department will host a community forum on sex offenders tomorrow.
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Sex Offenders - State database would list sex offenders' cyber identities (Wentzville Journal)
State database would list sex offenders' cyber identities (Wentzville Journal)
Sex offenders in Missouri might soon have to register their e-mail addresses and electronic identities in a public database.
3 sex offenders register in Bellingham (The Bellingham Herald)
BELLINGHAM Three Level III sex offenders recently registered with the Bellingham Police Department. Level III offenders are those who are considered the most likely to reoffend.
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders brought to justice (Gazette) MORE sex offenders are
Sex offenders brought to justice (Gazette)
MORE sex offenders are being brought to justice across South Gloucestershire thanks to better support for victims.
Community Pleads For Laws For Sex Offenders (First Coast News)
NASSAU COUNTY, FL -- Outrage from neighbors across the county is spreading after the realization there were no county laws regulating sex offenders and predators.
Sex Offenders - SEX OFFENDERS: A FLAWED LAW Sex board registry seldom
SEX OFFENDERS: A FLAWED LAW Sex board registry seldom viewed board registry seldom viewed (The Enterprise)
Second in two-part series - BROCKTON The names, addresses and pictures of convicted sex offenders are available for viewing online and at the local police station, but is anyone looking?
Community Pleads For Laws For Sex Offenders (First Coast News)
NASSAU COUNTY, FL -- Outrage from neighbors across the county is spreading after the realization there were no county laws regulating sex offenders and predators.
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Sex Offenders - Web site service lets you track sex offenders on your
Web site service lets you track sex offenders on your cell phone (Sun-Sentinel)
With a cell phone, you can track sex offenders I could hardly believe my eyes or cell-phone screen: The registered sex offender living closest to my home, to my family, was staring back at me.
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Sex Offenders - SEX OFFENDERS: A FLAWED LAW - Violent crime drives U.S.
SEX OFFENDERS: A FLAWED LAW - Violent crime drives U.S. offender laws (The Patriot Ledger)
First in a two-part series - California began tracking sex offenders as early as 1944, but it took a series of terrible crimes in the late 1980s to get the legislative ball rolling in the rest of the country.
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Sex Offenders - Council Considers DNA-Testing Sex Offenders (Live 5 News Charleston) The
Council Considers DNA-Testing Sex Offenders (Live 5 News Charleston)
The state's sex offender registry has information on thousands of convicted sex offenders. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office wants to keep an eye on these offenders with help from forensic science by taking their DNA and storing it in a database.
EXCLUSIVE: How close is too close? Sex Offenders near schools (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
Lee County school administrators are worried registered sex offenders are living too close to schools.
Sex Offenders - Schenectady County rolls back restrictions on sex offenders (WSTM-TV NBC
Schenectady County rolls back restrictions on sex offenders (WSTM-TV NBC 3)
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) - Some controversial restrictions on where sex offenders can live have been rolled back. The Schenectady County Legislature voted last night to scale back some provisions of sex offender laws passed in June. They also created a panel to study the issue more.
Tracking sex offenders in Niagara (Niagara Falls Review)
Thirty-three registered sex offenders live in Niagara Falls. They live everywhere from high-end neighbourhoods with stately homes complete with manicured lawns to low income buildings in less desirable areas of the city.
Sex Offenders - Blunt says sex offenders should report e-mail addresses (Daily Journal)
Blunt says sex offenders should report e-mail addresses (Daily Journal)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Gov. Matt Blunt is backing a proposal that would require sex offenders to report their e-mail addresses, Internet messaging names and other electric identities to police and the public.
New jail at Peterhead to be built for sex offenders (The Herald)
A new jail is to be built at Peterhead to house sex offenders, replacing the Victorian building there and retaining prison officer jobs in the north-east.
Sex Offenders - Blunt says sex offenders should report e-mail addresses (Daily Journal)
Blunt says sex offenders should report e-mail addresses (Daily Journal)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Gov. Matt Blunt is backing a proposal that would require sex offenders to report their e-mail addresses, Internet messaging names and other electric identities to police and the public.
County Mulls Making Sex Offenders Pay To Register (WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
If Bartholomew County's sheriff gets his way, sex offenders would not only have to register their home and work addresses, they'd have pay to do so.
Sex Offenders - Two cities round up sex offenders (WAVY 10) HAMPTON, Va.
Two cities round up sex offenders (WAVY 10)
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - State troopers helped police in Hampton and Newport News track down more than two dozen sex offenders who were missing from the state sex offender registry.
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Sex Offenders - Counties consider annual fee to register sex offenders (The Times
Counties consider annual fee to register sex offenders (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Some Indiana counties are looking to charge convicted sex offenders an annual fee to register their addresses as required under state law.
France's Sarkozy gets tough on sex offenders (EuroNews)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised tougher treatment for sex offenders, because a convicted paedophile is suspected of raping a 5-year-old boy shortly after...
Sex Offenders - Sex offenders to get relocation order (The Press-Enterprise) Next week,
Sex offenders to get relocation order (The Press-Enterprise)
Next week, state parole agents plan to order 189 Inland sex offenders to relocate farther from schools and parks. The recently released parolees are all in violation of Jessica's Law, which bars sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or a park where children gather.
Sex Offenders - Notice begins for sex offenders breaking Jessica's Law (Madera Tribune)
Notice begins for sex offenders breaking Jessica's Law (Madera Tribune)
SACRAMENTO - Parole agents today will begin notifying as many as 2,100 recently paroled sex offenders that they have to move because they live too close to schools and parks in violation of an initiative approved by California voters last November, officials said Thursday.
Sex Offenders - Kansas A.G. works to crack down on sex offenders online
Kansas A.G. works to crack down on sex offenders online (49 ABC News Topeka)
The state of Kansas is tracking down more sex offenders, who may be on the same website as your children.
Sex Offenders Being Notified of 45 day Mandatory Move (KFSN-TV Fresno)
Parole agents are starting to notify as many as 2,100 recently paroled sex offenders that they have 45 days to move because they live too close to schools and parks.
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Sex Offenders - Notice Begins For 2,100 Sex Offenders Breaking Jessica's Law (News
Notice Begins For 2,100 Sex Offenders Breaking Jessica's Law (News 8 San Diego)
Parole agents are starting to notify as many as 2,100 recently paroled sex offenders that they have 45 days to move because they live too close to schools and parks.
Sex Offenders - Web site helps nab 14 negligent sex offenders (WZZM 13
Web site helps nab 14 negligent sex offenders (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
Fourteen registered sex offenders have been arrested after being profiled on a state Web site showing people who have disregarded their responsibilities as a result of their conviction, according to a statement from the Michigan State Police.
Keeping Eyes Open for Sex Offenders (WTRF Wheeling)
The West Virginia State Police in Wheeling has been busy the past several days, arresting three registered sex offenders in a matter of days.
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Sex Offenders - Austria mulls stricter punishment for sex offenders (The Sun Daily)
Austria mulls stricter punishment for sex offenders (The Sun Daily)
VIENNA (Aug 15, 2007): Austria's Social Democrat Justice Minister Maria Berger today called for court orders to keep an eye on sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - 5 Level III sex offenders register new addresses (The Daily
5 Level III sex offenders register new addresses (The Daily News)
The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public of Level III sex offenders who have recently changed addresses and Level II and Level I sex offenders who are registered as a transient.
Grafton board considers housing restrictions for sex offenders (Greater Milwaukee Today)
GRAFTON - A proposed ordinance restricting where sex offenders can live in Grafton could receive formal action by the village board as early as Sept. 17.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders banned from festival jobs (The Naperville Sun) With
Sex offenders banned from festival jobs (The Naperville Sun)
With carnival and state fair season in full swing, Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a law Thursday prohibiting sex offenders from working at the festivals statewide.
Sex offenders can be treated (Jacksonville Daily Progress)
This article is to help raise your awareness of who sex offenders are, where they come from and possibly answer why they do what they do. Each of these topics could easily fill a book, however I will try to summarize each.
Sex Offenders - Several convicted sex offenders arrested during weeklong roundup (San Antonio
Several convicted sex offenders arrested during weeklong roundup (San Antonio Express-News)
Authorities with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office and the San Antonio Police Department have arrested 10 convicted sex offenders for parole violations or for failing to register their addresses this week.
Sex Offenders - 2 Monsey sex offenders accused of violating new residence law
2 Monsey sex offenders accused of violating new residence law (The Journal News)
MONSEY - Two convicted sex offenders have been charged under a new law that prevents them from living near schools and other places where children gather, Ramapo police said yesterday.
Communities Send Message To Sex Offenders (WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News)
After tough new laws restricted where sex offenders can live in Cincinnati city limits, some of them have begun to move from place to place, trying stay ahead of new restrictions.
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Sex Offenders - MySpace Hands Over List Of Arkansas Sex Offenders (The Morning
MySpace Hands Over List Of Arkansas Sex Offenders (The Morning News)
LITTLE ROCK -- The state attorney general's office has received the names of about 50 Arkansas sex offenders who created profiles on the MySpace Web site, an assistant attorney general said Tuesday.
Sex offenders ordered out of Sycamore (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Three registered sex offenders who recently moved into Sycamore Township appear to be in violation of new restrictions.
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Sex Offenders - Jeff. Co. Sheriff Dept. Arrests Two Unregistered Sex Offenders (NBC
Jeff. Co. Sheriff Dept. Arrests Two Unregistered Sex Offenders (NBC 13 Birmingham)
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. -- The Jefferson County Sheriff s Department said NBC 13 s viewer tips helped lead to the arrests of two convicted sex offenders who failed to register their addresses.
Sex Offenders - Pilot Program Tracking NJ Sex Offenders Now Permanant (KYW News
Pilot Program Tracking NJ Sex Offenders Now Permanant (KYW News Radio 1060)
A pilot program in New Jersey tracking high risk sex offenders by satellite after they leave prison is now permanent. Governor Corzine has signed that legislation into law.
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Sex Offenders - Bicycling sex offenders arrested for parole violation (Pasadena Star-News) GLENDORA
Bicycling sex offenders arrested for parole violation (Pasadena Star-News)
GLENDORA - Two registered sex offenders were arrested on Monday night by Glendora police for violating the terms of their parole by going to the Raging Waters theme park in San Dimas.
Sex Offenders - Carter to tout e-mails on sex offenders' locations (The Times
Carter to tout e-mails on sex offenders' locations (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Times Staff Report INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is scheduled to visit Merrillville today to raise awareness about a free e-mail notification system that alerts Hoosiers when sex offenders move into a neighborhood.
700 sex offenders monitored in NI (BBC News)
Nearly 700 paedophiles and sex offenders are being monitored across Northern Ireland.
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Sex Offenders - Davenport police looking for 2 sex offenders (Quad-City Times) Davenport
Davenport police looking for 2 sex offenders (Quad-City Times)
Davenport Police are looking for Jeremy James Hutchings, 27, and Ronald Lee White, 48. They are each wanted on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender and are believed to be working in traveling carnivals.
Cub leader on sex offenders list (BBC News)
A 30-year-old cub scout master from Ashton in Greater Manchester is placed on the sex offenders' register.
Sex Offenders - States want to know where offenders live in cyberspace (The
States want to know where offenders live in cyberspace (The Express-Times)
Members of the public and law enforcement have known for 13 years where sex offenders live and work thanks to Megan's Law registries across the country.
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Sex Offenders - Officers check on compliance by sex offenders (Redlands Daily Facts)
Officers check on compliance by sex offenders (Redlands Daily Facts)
REDLANDS - Police made contact with nearly 50 registered sex offenders Wednesday as part of a routine compliance check, arresting one person and seizing another's computer, which contained suspected child pornography.
State says location of 605 sex offenders unknown (The Garden Island)
Though state law gives residents the right to know whether registered sex offenders reside in their neighborhoods, the location of 605 of them within Hawai i remains unverified, leaving them out of reach of law enforcement.
Sex Offenders - Vancouver police nab two wanted sex offenders (KGW Portland) VANCOUVER,
Vancouver police nab two wanted sex offenders (KGW Portland)
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- In two separate raids Wednesday Detectives in Vancouver nabbed two wanted sex offenders in one day. The Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) raided in home in Camas looking for Bradley Gerald Beach.
Sex Offenders - Vancouver police nab two wanted sex offenders (KGW Portland) VANCOUVER,
Vancouver police nab two wanted sex offenders (KGW Portland)
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- In two separate raids Wednesday Detectives in Vancouver nabbed two wanted sex offenders in one day. The Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) raided in home in Camas looking for Bradley Gerald Beach.
Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders and Myspace.com (KXMA-TV Dickinson) Myspace.com is a popular
Sex Offenders and Myspace.com (KXMA-TV Dickinson)
Myspace.com is a popular social networking site on the Internet for many young people around the world. But now over 29-thousand registered sex offenders just in the US, also have pages. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has subpoenaed myspace.com to p
Sex offenders found on MySpace (Fargo Forum)
BISMARCK Ten of North Dakota s registered sex offenders have set up profile pages on MySpace, the Internet s most popular social networking site.
Sex Offenders - Cracking down on sex offenders (Federal Way Mirror) State representatives
Cracking down on sex offenders (Federal Way Mirror)
State representatives met in a public forum July 30 at Federal Way City Hall to begin a process they hope will better protect children against sex offenders specifically those who fail to register their location in Washington state.