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Sex Offenders - Barre OKs New Restrictions For Sex Offenders (WPTZ Plattsburgh) BARRE
Barre OKs New Restrictions For Sex Offenders (WPTZ Plattsburgh)
BARRE CITY, Vt. -- The clock is ticking for registered sex offenders now living in, or considering a move to, Barre. City leaders unanimously approved a new ordinance Tuesday night, reaffirming last week's vote establishing no-travel zones for paroled offenders.
AG reviewing 185 MySpace accounts of sex offenders (Centre Daily Times)
The state Attorney General's office says it is reviewing the MySpace accounts of 185 registered sex offenders who have accounts on the social networking Web site.
Sex Offenders - Officials monitor transient sex offenders (Contra Costa Times) Voters said
Officials monitor transient sex offenders (Contra Costa Times)
Voters said paroled sex offenders cannot live near a school or park, so more say they don't live anywhere to avoid the restrictions of Jessica's Law.
TCAP back on the streets tracking clues on wanted sex offenders (WAFF 48 News Huntsville)
For two days, the WAFF 48 To Catch a Predator team has been on the streets, tracking three wanted sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Gov. Easley Signs Penalty Bill For Sex Offenders (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
Gov. Easley Signs Penalty Bill For Sex Offenders (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
Sex offenders who commit certain crimes against children will face at least 25 years in prison under a new North Carolina law.
Sex Offenders - Gov. Easley to sign penalty bill for sex offenders 8:38
Gov. Easley to sign penalty bill for sex offenders 8:38 AM (WCNC Charlotte)
GASTONIA, N.C. -- North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley is scheduled to sign into law a measure which sets minimum prison sentences for some child sex offenders.
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Sex Offenders - Prerelease to make decision on sex offenders (Great Falls Tribune)
Prerelease to make decision on sex offenders (Great Falls Tribune)
Great Falls Prerelease Services officials will probably decide by August or September whether the Great Falls Transition Center will begin accepting certain screened sex offenders.
State lacking sex offender beds (Boston Globe)
Nine months since the uproar over a convicted serial rapist being moved to a quiet Southbury neighborhood, the state continues to lack options for housing sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - Prerelease to make decision on sex offenders (Great Falls Tribune)
Prerelease to make decision on sex offenders (Great Falls Tribune)
Great Falls Prerelease Services officials will probably decide by August or September whether the Great Falls Transition Center will begin accepting certain screened sex offenders.
Attorney General won't appeal ruling on sex offenders (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
INDIANAPOLIS #8212; Attorney General Steve Carter said Thursday he would not appeal a federal court ruling overturning part of a new state law that would have allowed the computers of sex offenders to be searched long after their sentences had been served.
Sex Offenders - Easing Restrictions on Sex Offenders (CBS 47 Fresno) The state
Easing Restrictions on Sex Offenders (CBS 47 Fresno)
The state implements new guidelines for the monitoring of high-risk sex offenders.
Police receive grant to more aggressively monitor sex offenders (KXAN 36 Austin)
AUSTIN, TEXAS (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department has received $297,000 grant to help better monitor sex offenders in the city. The grant is funded by the Department of Justice Sex Offender Monitoring, Apprehension, Registration and Tracking office.
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Sex Offenders - Our view: GPS tracking should apply to sex crime offenders
Our view: GPS tracking should apply to sex crime offenders (Public Opinion)
A chorus of state lawmakers is calling for increased use of Global Positioning System technology to track sex offenders, driven by a special report by the state auditor general that details problems with existing tracking systems.
Sedalia officials question notion of jailing sex offenders (Sedalia Democrat)
Sedalia City Administrator Keith Reisberg, the mayor and City Council are questioning the wisdom of a proposal to house sex offenders at the Pettis County Jail.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders watched kids in day care (Detroit News) Thousands
Sex offenders watched kids in day care (Detroit News)
Thousands of children from low-income families were watched by sex offenders and convicts because the state failed to thoroughly investigate the backgrounds of child care providers.
Two Convicted Sex Offenders Disappear From Police's Radar (WAAY-TV Huntsville)
Huntsville investigators said they are on the prowl for two convicted sex offenders on the run. Both men have Huntsville addresses, and both are convicted of crimes with minors.
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Sex Offenders - Pennsylvania auditor general says wider GPS tracking will put eye
Pennsylvania auditor general says wider GPS tracking will put eye in the sky on sex offenders (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's auditor general wants his state to join the estimated two dozen others that track some released sex offenders with global positioning satellite technology.
Expert on sex offenders now faces federal child porn charges (The Pantagraph)
FARGO, N.D. -- A former psychologist who evaluated sex offenders at North Dakota's state mental hospital faces federal charges of possession of child pornography.
Sex Offenders - Child porn charge for N.D. expert on sex offenders (AP
Child porn charge for N.D. expert on sex offenders (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
A former psychologist who evaluated sex offenders at North Dakota's state mental hospital faces federal charges of possession of child pornography. Joseph Belanger, 61, pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts, including possession and receipt of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Steven Light, Belanger's attorney, said afterward that he had yet to review the ...
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Sex Offenders - Many sex offenders live by schools (The Lexington Dispatch) More
Many sex offenders live by schools (The Lexington Dispatch)
More than 85 sex offenders live in a five-mile radius from a school in one of Davidson County's three school systems, according to the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry.
More sex offenders moving into Campbell County (KTVQ Billings)
Associated Press - July 21, 2008 11:35 AM ET GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - More sex offenders are moving into Campbell County seeking jobs despite a tough state law that went into effect last year that...
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Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders in Local Colleges? (News West 9 Midland) There
Sex Offenders in Local Colleges? (News West 9 Midland)
There are several websites that tell you where sex offenders live end even where they work.
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Sex Offenders - Neighborhood to ban sex offenders (WTHR Indianapolis) A Greenwood homeowner's
Neighborhood to ban sex offenders (WTHR Indianapolis)
A Greenwood homeowner's association has become the first in the state to ban registered sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - 100 Homeless Sex Offenders Registered in Denver Neighborhood (FOX 31
100 Homeless Sex Offenders Registered in Denver Neighborhood (FOX 31 Denver)
DENVER - More than 100 registered sex offenders have listed a homeless shelter as their address, raising alarms for residents living nearby. The shelter is in Denver's Globeville neighborhood.
Globeville upset about number of sex offenders at shelter (Rocky Mountain News)
Residents are up in arms after discovering that nearly 100 registered sex offenders are listing a nearby homeless shelter as their address.
Sex Offenders - 5 sex offenders arrested for illegally using Myspace (KTRE-TV East
5 sex offenders arrested for illegally using Myspace (KTRE-TV East Texas)
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's Cyber Crimes and Fugitive units arrested five registered sex offenders earlier this month for illegally using the popular social networking site MySpace.com.
Sex Offenders - N.J. court rejects laws in 2 towns that kept sex
N.J. court rejects laws in 2 towns that kept sex offenders from living near schools, churches (Newsday)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ New Jersey towns cannot ban sex offenders from living near schools, parks, or other places where children gather, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday.The three-judge panel found that New Jersey's Megan's Law was "pervasive and comprehensive" and should be the only law governing how sex offenders are treated. The ruling upheld findings by judges who invalidated ordinances ...
N.J. court annuls laws on sex offenders (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
A state appeals court yesterday invalidated ordinances in two South Jersey towns that severely restricted where sex offenders could live.
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Sex Offenders - N.J. court rejects laws in 2 towns that kept sex
N.J. court rejects laws in 2 towns that kept sex offenders from living near schools, churches (Newsday)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ New Jersey towns cannot ban sex offenders from living near schools, parks, or other places where children gather, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday.The three-judge panel found that New Jersey's Megan's Law was "pervasive and comprehensive" and should be the only law governing how sex offenders are treated. The ruling upheld findings by judges who invalidated ordinances ...
NJ court dumps town laws limiting sex offenders (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
New Jersey towns cannot ban sex offenders from living near parks and other places where children gather, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
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Sex Offenders - Lt. Gov. candidates voice opinions on sex offenders (The Barre
Lt. Gov. candidates voice opinions on sex offenders (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
MONTPELIER -- Two Vermont Democrats are vying for the party's nomination to run against Dubie in the general election and both take different approaches to how the state deals with sex offenders. ... - By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau
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Sex Offenders - Historic Everett mansion may house sex offenders (KING5 Seattle) Neighbors
Historic Everett mansion may house sex offenders (KING5 Seattle)
Neighbors of a Riverside mansion are upset the new owner plans to rent rooms to recovering addicts and sex offenders. Mansion being restored
Sex offender in Everett mansion worries neighbors (Everett Herald)
EVERETT -- Rick Lowrey searched the county's map of registered sex offenders before he bought his house on E. Grand Avenue in January.
Sex Offenders - Historic Everett mansion may house sex offenders (KING5 Seattle) Neighbors
Historic Everett mansion may house sex offenders (KING5 Seattle)
Neighbors of a Riverside mansion are upset the new owner plans to rent rooms to recovering addicts and sex offenders. Mansion being restored
Sex Offenders - Three sex offenders arrested in Victorville : Local News (Victorville
Three sex offenders arrested in Victorville : Local News (Victorville Daily Press)
VICTORVILLE Members of the Victor Valley Sheriff s station Major Enforcement Team and California State Parole agents worked together to arrest three sex offenders in less that two weeks for failure to register, officials said.
Sex Offenders - Florida high court OK's some porn for sex offenders (Miami
Florida high court OK's some porn for sex offenders (Miami Herald)
Florida sex offenders on probation can possess pornography so long as it does not relate to an offender's ''particular deviant behavior pattern,'' the state's Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
4 Sex Offenders Sought On Failure To Register Charges (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)
Sheriff s deputies are searching for four convicted sex offenders who failed to register their current addresses.
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Sex Offenders - Concerns over sex offenders in neighborhood (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)
Concerns over sex offenders in neighborhood (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg)
Some residents are concerned about a halfway house for sex offenders that has moved into their neighborhood.
Town showing sex offenders on TV (NBC 10 Providence)
One town has come up with a unique way of telling residents about sex offenders living in the area.
Sex Offenders - Lax rules luring sex offenders to St. Lucie County (Fort
Lax rules luring sex offenders to St. Lucie County (Fort Pierce Tribune)
As sheriff's officials watched the number of sex offenders moving into the county grow, they began wondering why so many of them decided to call St. Lucie County home.
Sex offenders regain more housing choices (Orlando Sentinel)
Registered sex offenders have more places to live in Deltona now that city officials have abandoned a rule that says they can't live within 2,500 feet of school-bus stops. Early Tuesday, commissioners took away the 2,500-foot buffer around about 900 bus stops to free up some of Deltona -- mostly in the northeast and southeast corners, an area near Lake Theresa and an area along the western ...
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Sex Offenders - NH sets new classifications for sex offenders (Boston Globe) Gov.
NH sets new classifications for sex offenders (Boston Globe)
Gov. John Lynch has signed a bill establishing a three-tiered registration system for sex offenders.
Barre Considers Limiting Where Sex Offenders Live (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Barre is a city filled with public spaces, like City Hall Park, which is currently under renovation. It is also home to a number of schools and a number of sex offenders. A new ordinance would limit where they can live.
Sex Offenders - LA considers involuntary treatment for sex offenders (KSLA-TV Shreveport) BATON
LA considers involuntary treatment for sex offenders (KSLA-TV Shreveport)
BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Louisiana is considering joining more than a dozen other states that allow the confinement of sex offenders beyond their prison sentences, by involuntarily placing them in mental health facilities for treatment.
Sex Offenders - Vermonters Discuss Sex Offender Law (WPTZ Plattsburgh) In the shadow
Vermonters Discuss Sex Offender Law (WPTZ Plattsburgh)
In the shadow of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett's death, many Vermonters are turning their attention to how the state handles sex offenders.
Sex Offenders - New law targets sex offenders online (WANE-TV Fort Wayne) A
New law targets sex offenders online (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
A new state law is making it harder for sex offenders to find victims online. July 1 st a law went into effect that restricts sex offenders from sites like Myspace and Facebook.
I-Team: Sex Offenders Drove Ice Cream Trucks (WSMV Nashville)
A new law aiming to keep sex offenders from driving ice cream trucks is in effect, and the I-Team reports that the law was needed. Sex Offender Registry | Video
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Sex Offenders - Salem residents are notified of three sex offenders (Salem Statesman
Salem residents are notified of three sex offenders (Salem Statesman Journal)
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is notifying residents in Salem of convicted sex offenders.
Allouez adopts ordinance restricting sex offenders (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
ALLOUEZ It may not be a blanketed approach, but the village took a precedent-setting step toward restricting where sex offenders can live in the community.
Sex Offenders - I-Team: Sex Offenders Drove Ice Cream Trucks (WSMV Nashville) A
I-Team: Sex Offenders Drove Ice Cream Trucks (WSMV Nashville)
A new law aiming to keep sex offenders from driving ice cream trucks is in effect, and the I-Team reports that the law was needed. Sex Offender Registry | Video
Offenders list new addresses in Tacoma (Tacoma News Tribune)
The following convicted sex offenders have recently registered to live in Pierce County.
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Sex Offenders - New law targets sex offenders online (WANE-TV Fort Wayne) A
New law targets sex offenders online (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
A new state law is making it harder for sex offenders to find victims online. July 1 st a law went into effect that restricts sex offenders from sites like Myspace and Facebook.
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Sex Offenders - Sex offenders in NMI told to update files (Saipan Tribune)
Sex offenders in NMI told to update files (Saipan Tribune)
The Sex Offender Registry Unit is notifying all convicted sex offenders in the CNMI to update registration files before July 8, 2008 by 4:30pm at the SOR Office, located at DPS Central Office in Susupe.
Sex offenders arrested on probation violations (WTHR Indianapolis)
Some sex offenders violating the law are now off the streets.
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Sex Offenders - Allouez May Limit Sex Offenders to 1 Per Residence (WSAW
Allouez May Limit Sex Offenders to 1 Per Residence (WSAW Wausau)
Allouez officials are considering a new ordinance that would limit how many sex offenders can live in one residence. Village leaders proposed the ordinance after as many as 11 sex offenders were found at a hotel in nearby Ashwaubenon.
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