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Sex Offender News - Springfield Kicks Out Sex Offenders (The Omaha Channel) Registered sex

Springfield Kicks Out Sex Offenders (The Omaha Channel)
Registered sex offenders can no longer live in Springfield.

Message sent to sex offenders (Chicago Tribune)
Armed with red and yellow tags, police fanned out through Elgin and other communities Monday to check on hundreds of registered sex offenders, warning many not to hand out Halloween candy to kids.

Check List Of Sex Offenders In Area Before Trick-Or-Treating (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
While Halloween is a fun night for many, it can be a night of jeopardy for others in neighborhoods where sex offenders live, reported NewsChannel5's Joe Pagonakis.

Schools Adopt Policy To Notify Workers About Sex Offenders (The WMUR Channel)
AMHERST, N.H. -- Schools in Amherst now have a policy that bars sex offenders from district property and ensures that workers are notified when registered sex offenders move into the community.

School adopts policy to notify workers about sex offenders (WCAX 3)
AMHERST, N.H. (AP) _ Schools in Amherst (New Hampshire) now have a policy that bars sex offenders from district property and ensures workers are notified when registered sex offenders move into the community.A parents group known as Concerned Parents of Amherst pushed for the policy after a sex offender moved into a neighborhood with many children.

Police check up on Level 3 sex offenders (Capital News 9)
With hundreds of kids roaming the streets for Halloween, officials made sure sex offenders were abiding by the rules. Teams of local police and state troopers went door to door at the homes of Level 3 sex offenders to check if they were obeying their curfew.

Story County Checks Up on Child Sex Offenders (WHO-TV Des Moines)
Ames, November 2nd, 2005- Another community is getting ready to enforce the state's new residency requirements for child sex offenders. Police in Story County will hand out eviction notices today, to registered child sex offenders who are violating the state's 2,000 foot law.

Vilsack: State provides too little money for monitoring sex offenders (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
DES MOINES --- Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that lawmakers have nobody to blame but themselves for providing too little money to monitor sex offenders.

Police keep watch on sex offenders (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
Rain or shine, Trick or Treating is a popular Halloween ritual, and this year parents had a bit more peace of mind. For the first time ever, the Corpus Christi Police Department and the county's adult probation department spent the evening checking up on area sex offenders.

Some sex offenders displaced by hurricane found in Arizona (Mohave Valley News)
PHOENIX (AP) - At least five of the 4,500 registered sex offenders who fled Louisiana and Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina turned up in Arizona, authorities said.

Sex Offender News - Vilsack: State provides too little money for monitoring sex offenders

Vilsack: State provides too little money for monitoring sex offenders (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
DES MOINES --- Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that lawmakers have nobody to blame but themselves for providing too little money to monitor sex offenders.

Lost sex offenders land here (The Arizona Republic)
Authorities have no idea where most of the 4,500 registered sex offenders who fled Louisiana and Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina ended up. But although the federal government may know some names, it can't release them because of privacy laws.

Police check up on Level 3 sex offenders (Capital News 9)
With hundreds of kids roaming the streets for Halloween, officials made sure sex offenders were abiding by the rules. Teams of local police and state troopers went door to door at the homes of Level 3 sex offenders to check if they were obeying their curfew.

Find Out Where Sex Offenders Live And Work (WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Indiana is among most states with listings of sex offenders posted online. While the information is very valuable, it is not particularly visual.

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS HAS HUNDREDS OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS (Pine Bluff Commercial)
Editor s note: This is the first of a two-part report on Southeast Arkansas registered sex offenders, how they re assessed, who monitors them and where they live.

Message sent to sex offenders (Chicago Tribune)
Armed with red and yellow tags, police fanned out through Elgin and other communities Monday to check on hundreds of registered sex offenders, warning many not to hand out Halloween candy to kids.

Child sex offenders banned on Halloween (Sunday Mail)
CHILD sex offenders in the US have been barred from going outdoors on Halloween. Several states have initiated a crackdown, banning known paedophiles from opening the door to trick or treaters, attending parties or putting so much as a pumpkin on their doorsteps.

Child Safety News - At 50, Tylenol Gains Steam on Safety Image (AP via

At 50, Tylenol Gains Steam on Safety Image (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Tylenol, originally a pain reliever for children, has hit middle age. The world's best-known acetaminophen brand turns 50 on Tuesday, and it's more popular than ever, in part because of its reputation as the safest nonprescription pain reliever.

Councilman raises bus safety concern (Nashville City Paper)
A Metro Councilman is concerned about what he says is a lack of safety measures for the roughly 2,000 children he says ride Metro Transit Authority buses to magnet schools.

Hillary Pushing For Car Safety Changes (1010wins.com)
Oct 31, 2005 4:34 pm US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (GARDEN CITY, NY) A handful of families were on Long Island to tell stories about how dangerous a motor vehicle can be to children -- even if they are not in traffic.

New safety guidelines coming soon for ATVs (KESQ)
California leads the nation in deaths and injuries on all-terrain vehicles. And many of those victims are children. Now the government is looking to saves lives with new safety guidelines.

Auto Club Gives Halloween Safety Tips To Kids, Motorists (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Children aged 12 and under are more than twice as likely to suffer death or injury from being hit by a car on Halloween than on other comparable days in October and November, according to an analysis by the Automobile Club of Southern California.

Sex Offender News - Cook County Sex Offenders Told To Stay Away From Trick-Or-Treaters

Cook County Sex Offenders Told To Stay Away From Trick-Or-Treaters (WBBM)
Monday, October 31, 2005, 3:42 p.m. - CHICAGO -- Cook County Sheriff s Police and dozens of suburban police departments are getting in contact with registered sex offenders today, reminding them to stay away from trick-or-treaters.

Sex Offenders Told To Stay Away From Halloween (The WBAL Channel)
PIKESVILLE, Md. -- Police are offering the usual warnings about wearing reflective costumes and checking candy, but this Halloween they want you to be thinking about sex offenders and how to protect your children...

'Operation Boo' Targets Sex Offenders (The KCRA Channel)
Law enforcement officials are hitting the streets to keep children safe from sex offenders on Halloween.

Making Sure Sex Offenders Don't Trick Children (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News)
As children don costumes and parents finalize decorations and light pumpkins, law enforcement officials are making sure sexual offenders are where they should be and that they are obeying court-ordered restrictions this Halloween.

Sex offenders will be off the streets on Halloween night (The Herald-Coaster)
Fort Bend County Community Supervision and Corrections Department officials plan to have all adult registered sex offenders with court imposed child safety zones report to a designated place between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Monday while children are out trick-or-treating.

Sex Offender News - OC to track sex offenders moving near crime scenes (Desert

OC to track sex offenders moving near crime scenes (Desert Sun)
SANTA ANA - Gumshoe tricks of the trade will get a 21st-Century boost with the help of satellite tracking and a new system that matches crime scenes with the locations of high-risk sex offenders.

State Trying To Track Down Missing Sex Offenders (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
State probation and parole officers are trying to track down sex offenders in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes who have not been located since Hurricane Katrina.

Sex offenders face Halloween curfew (Star-Gazette)
They can't dress in costume or open door to trick-or-treaters. Southern Tier children may be safer this Halloween because New York will require all paroled sex offenders to obey a mandatory curfew.

Suburb Labels Sex Offenders Doors On Halloween (CBS 2 Chicago)
There's a new state law that forbids sex offenders from passing out Halloween candy. In Elgin, police plan to enforce it in an unusual way.

No Halloween for sex offenders (Tri-City News)
VICTORIA - Paroled sex offenders would be smart not to hand out Halloween candy at the door Monday night doing so could land them back in prison. Halloween represents a time that could bring them in contact with children in ways that aren t allowed, Dave Keating, Vancouver Island area director for Corrections Canada.

Mays proposes safety zones to control sex offenders (Kansas City Star)
TOPEKA Kansas gubernatorial candidate and House speaker Doug Mays proposed a plan Friday to keep registered sex offenders a half-mile away from schools.

Sex Offenders' Pasts Haunt Them On Halloween (Tampa Bay Online News)
Sex offenders and predators who are on parole cannot participate in Halloween activities that involve children, even putting pumpkins on the lawn. "They can't decorate their home or do anything to attract children," said Robby Cunningham, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Corrections.

Across the country, sex offenders on one-night curfews (Houston Chronicle)
In New York state's Westchester County, high-risk sex offenders on probation will be required to attend a four-hour educational program on Halloween night.

Will residency rules work with sex offenders? (Sioux City Journal)
OMAHA (AP) -- Fearing a migration of Iowa sex offenders, two Nebraska cities have adopted versions of Iowa's new residence restrictions.

County requires sex offenders on probation to attend therapy (KVOA Tucson)
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. Mohave County probation officials are requiring specialized sex offenders on probation to attend a sex offender treatment program on Halloween night.

Child Safety News - Safety tips for Halloween (Trentonian) With only hours to prepare

Safety tips for Halloween (Trentonian)
With only hours to prepare for Halloween, police in Greater Trenton asked parents and motorists to make safety for local children the top priority. Parents must maintain the practice of inspecting candy their children receive when trick-or-treating door to door.

Snowmobile safety classes start today (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
CHEBOYGAN - The Cheboygan County Sheriff's Department will provide three snowmobile safety classes this season for children between 12 and 16 years old.

Trick or treating still tradition, safety watched (The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez The world isn t like it used to be, but trick or treating with some modifications is still a thriving tradition. Parents take safety precautions, most folks only go to houses they know and children aren t allowed to run as freely as they used to.

Keeping children safe on Halloween (South Idaho Press)
National Safety Council provides these tips for parents and their children to help keep youngsters safe this Halloween. Drivers need to watch for children darting between parked cars.

CHILDREN: Safety before sweets for trick-or-treaters (The Charlotte Observer)
Before you let your little witches and ghosts swoop down on the neighborhood this Halloween, go over these safety tips with them:

Bubbles shares his safety message (Edwardsville Intelligencer)
Bubbles the Clown was a surprise visitor to Glen Carbon Elementary School as members of the Glen Carbon Police Department presented their annual Halloween safety tips to some 300 primary school children this week.

Some safety tips for trick-or-treating in county (Medina-Gazette)
As trick-or-treating ap-proaches in Medina County, the safety and security department at Medina General Hospital offers some safety tips for children and parents this Halloween season.

NSF grant to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia bridges academic research, child safety innovation (Medical News Today)
Auto safety researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) are working to make automobiles safer for children and young drivers by quickly turning new discoveries into new and safer products.

Keeping children safe this Halloween (Capital News 9)
To children, Halloween is a night of candy, costumes, and fun. But for the state, it's about safety. Lt. Governor Mary Donohue said, "We want to continue ensuring that our sex offenders are not going to be preying on our children again."

Safety stressed for Halloween (The Marietta Times)
Before letting the goblins, fairies and Batmans out of the house Saturday night to permeate the streets of Marietta for Trick-or-treat, it s a good idea to take some extra precautions to promote the children s safety.

Sex Offender News - Sex Offenders Ordered Inside Monday (R News) New York State

Sex Offenders Ordered Inside Monday (R News)
New York State is working to keep sex offenders away from kids this Halloween. The state's most dangerous offenders are being ordered to stay in their homes from 3 p.m. Monday, or whenever they leave work, until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

No plans to enforce the state's Halloween curfew for sex offenders (phillyburbs.com)
Police departments in Burlington County say they have no special plans to enforce the state's new Halloween curfew for registered sex offenders.

State Trying To Track Down Missing Sex Offenders (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
State probation and parole officers are trying to track down sex offenders in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes who have not been located since Hurricane Katrina.

OC program to track sex offenders movements near crime scenes (KESQ)
SANTA ANA, Calif. Authorities in Orange County are now using satellite technology to help track convicted sex offenders.

Officials Crack Down On Sex Offenders Ahead Of Halloween (NY1 News)
State law enforcement officials will be keeping a close watch on convicted sex offenders this Halloween. The most dangerous offenders are being ordered to stay in their homes from 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, or whenever they leave work, until 6 p.m. Tuesday morning.

'Operation Boo' Targets Sex Offenders (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Law enforcement officials are hitting the streets to keep children safe from sex offenders on Halloween.

OC program to track sex offenders movements near crime scenes (SanLuisObispo.com)
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Gumshoe tricks of the trade will get a 21st-Century boost with the help of satellite tracking and a new system that matches crime scenes with the locations of high-risk sex offenders.

Portage Co. Cracks Down On Sex Offenders Living By Schools (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
The Portage County prosecutor's office is cracking down on registered sex offenders, NewsChannel5 reported.

Evaluations Missing For 1,200 Sex Offenders (The Denver Channel)
DENVER -- Required evaluations for 1,200 sex offenders, 900 of them in prison and 337 on probation, are missing, the Rocky Mountain News reported Saturday.

Corrections Dept. Details Halloween Rules For Sex Offenders (KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The Kansas Corrections Department wants to make sure children are protected against sex offenders on Halloween.

Sex Offender News - House speaker's proposals on sex offenders (Kansas City Star) _

House speaker's proposals on sex offenders (Kansas City Star)
_ Prohibit sex offenders who have victimized children from living within 2,500 feet - or about a half-mile - of a school or licensed day care center after being released from prison.

Portage Co. Cracks Down On Sex Offenders Living By Schools (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News)
The Portage County prosecutor's office is cracking down on registered sex offenders, NewsChannel5 reported.

Police, probation officers to monitor sex offenders on Halloween (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
The probation department has teamed up with police who will help enforce some new restrictions on sex offenders. Officials with adult probation said sex offenders who have committed crimes against children will have a curfew this Halloween.

OC Paroled Sex Offenders Tracked By Electronic Ankle Bracelets (NBC 4 Los Angeles)
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. -- Electronic ankle bracelets will track paroled sex offenders under a new program announced Friday involving the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Orange County Sheriff's Department.

'Operation Boo' Targets Sex Offenders (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
Law enforcement officials are hitting the streets to keep children safe from sex offenders on Halloween.

Beware of Sex Offenders This Halloween (WTWO NewsChannel 2)
Sex offenders are a concern every Halloween as children take to the streets, sometimes venturing into unfamiliar neighborhoods. Vigo County`s Sex Offender Task Force has some tips for parents to keep their kids safe this Halloween.

Mays outlines package attacking sex offenders (Kansas City Star)
TOPEKA, Kan. - House Speaker Doug Mays promised Friday that putting new restrictions on sex offenders will be a top priority for the Legislature next year, but he immediately faced questions about how much he has done on the issue in the past.

State Trying To Track Down Missing Sex Offenders (WDSU TheNewOrleansChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
State probation and parole officers are trying to track down sex offenders in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines parishes who have not been located since Hurricane Katrina.

Corrections Dept. Details Halloween Rules For Sex Offenders (KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The Kansas Corrections Department wants to make sure children are protected against sex offenders on Halloween.

Sex Offenders Use Treats to Trick Kids (WTRF)
Police say beware of pedophiles around your children this Halloween season. Officers say sex offenders use candy and an inviting house to lure children in, especially around Halloween.

Sex Offender News - Woman defends sex offenders who live near recent rape (Fox

Woman defends sex offenders who live near recent rape (Fox 12 Oregon)
VANCOUVER -- A Portland woman is defending three convicted sex offenders who live right next to the scene of a recent rape. The attack happened Sunday night on Neals Lane in Vancouver.

States will watch sex offenders on Halloween (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Nearly 4,000 registered sex offenders live in the St. Louis metro area.

Trick or threat?: Web site offers a way to map sex offenders in your town (Milford Daily News)
There will be witches and demons and monsters roaming the streets on Halloween as children go from house to house searching for candy. But creators of a new Web site said there are real monsters who may take advantage of the confusing night full of children going door to door -- sex offenders.

High-Risk Sex Offenders Living Under One Roof (WIVB-TV Buffalo)
(Buffalo, NY, July 25, 2005) - - Imagine living down the street from more than a dozen high-risk, registered sex offenders. That's what's happening in one South Buffalo neighborhood.

Bell pledges to take aim at sex offenders (The Daily Progress)
Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle County, picked up eight endorsements from law enforcement officials Thursday and outlined a 2006 legislative agenda targeting sex offenders.

Westchester sex offenders kept off streets for Halloween (Greenwich Time)
Westchester County officials are making sure that registered sex offenders -- including those at the shelter at nearby Westchester County Airport -- are off the streets on Halloween night.

Child Safety News - Halloween safety tips detailed (Gurnee Review) Keeping children safe on

Halloween safety tips detailed (Gurnee Review)
Keeping children safe on Halloween, while still allowing them to enjoy the holiday, can be tricky. The Antioch Fire Department distributed the following safety tips that can help keep children safe in any community:

Halloween safety for the whole family (Orangeville Banner)
For many families, October brings thoughts of witches, ghosts and goblins, not to mention candy, gooey treats and parties. A large focus of this time of year should also be the safety of children.

Safety expo will be on Clermont's waterfront (Orlando Sentinel)
The second annual South Lake County Public Safety Expo is planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Clermont Waterfront Park, East Avenue. The first 500 children will receive a gift bag from McDonald's.

Tennessee First Lady Launches Internet Safety Campaign (WREG-TV Memphis)
NASHVILLE, Tenn -Tennessee first lady Andrea Conte has teamed up with a national Internet Safety Coalition to launch a campaign to protect the state's children from online predators.

Chief: Safety needs to be part of Halloween (Des Plaines Times)
Halloween may be a magical time for Des Plaines children, but adults involved with safety see it as a time for special caution.

NSF Grant to Children's Hospital Bridges Research, Child Safety (Newswise)
Auto safety researchers at The Children's Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania have received a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to establish The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies. Its goal is to translate research into tangible safety innovations.

National Science Foundation Grant to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Bridges Academic Research and Child Safety (The Auto Channel)
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25, 2005 -- Auto safety researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) are working to make automobiles safer for children and young drivers by quickly turning new discoveries into new and safer products.

Firework safety (Jersey Insight)
Child Accident Prevention Jersey have given firework safety leaflets to every primary school in the island. It s hoped it will promote how children can stay safe and still have fun when out and about this bonfire night.

Safety and first aid courses available (Coos Bay World Link)
America Red Cross safety and first aid classes are now being offered through Southwestern Oregon Community College. Community First Aid and Safety, which includes first aid for infants and children, will be taught from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. Cost is $45.

Sex Offender News - N.J. issues curfew for sex offenders (Sioux City Journal) NEWARK,

N.J. issues curfew for sex offenders (Sioux City Journal)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Local officials say they weren't notified of state Halloween rules for sex offenders (Courier-Post)
CAMDEN - The state's 2,200 sex offenders under the state parole board's supervision must follow a Halloween curfew and other guidelines to keep them away from children who might be trick or treating.

New Jersey Sex Offenders Given Curfew For Halloween (Officer.com)
For the first time in history, New Jersey has issued a Halloween curfew for sex offenders. It means offenders must be indoors by 7 p.m. on Monday night. They can't even answer the door when trick-or-treaters ring the bell.

Franklin bans sex offenders from sections of town (Courier-Post)
FRANKLIN Franklin is the latest municipality in the tri-county area to adopt a law banning convicted sex offenders from living in certain parts of the community.

NY officials trying to keep eye on sex offenders for Halloween (WIS-TV Columbia)
(White Plains, NY-AP) Oct. 26, 2005 - Probation officials north of New York City have come up with a plan aimed at keeping registered sex offenders off the streets when kids are out trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

City repeals law limiting sex offenders' movement (New York Newsday)
A law that virtually banned all moderate- and high-risk sex offenders from living in Binghamton was repealed by the city council Wednesday.

Sex offenders ordered home early on Halloween (CNN.com)
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes Halloween night and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Forum teaches safety against sex offenders (Poughkeepsie Journal)
BEACON When those in the Beacon High School theater Wednesday heard there were 49 registered sex offenders in their community, the gasp was audible.

City repeals law limiting sex offenders' movement (WCAX 3)
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. A city law banning sex offenders is repealed. A group of sex offenders had filed suit against Binghamton's mayor and police chief over the law, which virtually prohibited all moderate- and high-risk sex offenders from living in Binghamton.

Lee County Sex Offenders Easier To Find Online (WTVM 9)
Lee County residents have a new high-tech way to locate nearby sex offenders. The sheriff's office has launched an interactive feature on its web site. Instead of searching for sex offenders by name, this new feature allows you to type in a specific address.

Sex Offender News - Halloween off-limits to New Jersey sex offenders (Denver Post) New

Halloween off-limits to New Jersey sex offenders (Denver Post)
New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling. It will be the first time sex offenders in New Jersey will be subject to a curfew.

Towns increasingly telling sex offenders: Keep Out (Kansas City Star)
TULLYTOWN, Pa. - No child in recent memory has been snatched from the streets of Tullytown and molested. No known sex offenders live there. And none is about to move in.

Halloween Off-Limits To Sex Offenders (WNBC)
Westchester County and New Jersey probation officials are trying to keep registered sex offenders off the streets while little boys and girls are out looking for free treats on Halloween night.

Westchester County keeping eye on sex offenders for Halloween (New York Newsday)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) _ Westchester County probation officials are trying to keep registered sex offenders off the streets while little boys and girls are out looking for free treats on Halloween night.

Officials trying to keep eye on sex offenders for Halloween (KRON 4 Bay Area)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Probation officials north of New York City have come up with a plan aimed at keeping registered sex offenders off the streets when kids are out trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

Sex offenders ordered home early on Halloween (CNN.com)
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes Halloween night and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Sex offenders on parole get Halloween curfew (Chicago Tribune)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey sex offenders supervised under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and cannot answer their doors when trick-or-treaters come calling.

N.J. Issues Curfew for Sex Offenders (AP via Yahoo! News)
New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

New Jersey imposes a Halloween curfew for sex offenders (Salt Lake Tribune)
NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling. It will be the first time sex offenders in New Jersey will be subject to a curfew. A lawyer who represents offenders questioned whether the ban will protect children.

Westchester calls on sex offenders for Halloween (The Journal News)
WHITE PLAINS How is Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano planning to keep children safe from sex offenders this Halloween? By throwing them a party.

Sex Offender News - Sex offenders ordered home early on Halloween (CNN.com) NEWARK, New

Sex offenders ordered home early on Halloween (CNN.com)
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes Halloween night and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Halloween off-limits to New Jersey sex offenders (Denver Post)
New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling. It will be the first time sex offenders in New Jersey will be subject to a curfew.

Westchester County keeping eye on sex offenders for Halloween (New York Newsday)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) _ Westchester County probation officials are trying to keep registered sex offenders off the streets while little boys and girls are out looking for free treats on Halloween night.

New Jersey imposes a Halloween curfew for sex offenders (Salt Lake Tribune)
NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling. It will be the first time sex offenders in New Jersey will be subject to a curfew. A lawyer who represents offenders questioned whether the ban will protect children.

Halloween Off-Limits To Sex Offenders (WNBC)
Westchester County and New Jersey probation officials are trying to keep registered sex offenders off the streets while little boys and girls are out looking for free treats on Halloween night.

Officials trying to keep eye on sex offenders for Halloween (KRON 4 Bay Area)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Probation officials north of New York City have come up with a plan aimed at keeping registered sex offenders off the streets when kids are out trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

N.J. Issues Curfew for Sex Offenders (AP via Yahoo! News)
New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Westchester calls on sex offenders for Halloween (The Journal News)
WHITE PLAINS How is Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano planning to keep children safe from sex offenders this Halloween? By throwing them a party.

Towns increasingly telling sex offenders: Keep Out (Kansas City Star)
TULLYTOWN, Pa. - No child in recent memory has been snatched from the streets of Tullytown and molested. No known sex offenders live there. And none is about to move in.

Sex offenders on parole get Halloween curfew (Chicago Tribune)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey sex offenders supervised under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and cannot answer their doors when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Child Safety News - China sees increasing number of children died of playing with

China sees increasing number of children died of playing with fire (People's Daily)
Increasing deaths of children playing with fire ring an alarm on safety education in China's schools, according to a national meeting on fire control in schools on Sunday.

National Science Foundation Grant to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Bridges Academic Research and Child Safety (The Auto Channel)
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25, 2005 -- Auto safety researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) are working to make automobiles safer for children and young drivers by quickly turning new discoveries into new and safer products.

Man said he caged children for safety (Dallas Morning News)
CLEVELAND The father suspected of keeping some of 11 special-needs adopted children in cages says he confined them only to keep them safe.

NSF Grant to Children's Hospital Bridges Research, Child Safety (Newswise)
Auto safety researchers at The Children's Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania have received a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to establish The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies. Its goal is to translate research into tangible safety innovations.

First Lady Conte Introduces Internet Safety Campaign (The Chattanoogan)
First Lady Andrea Conte joined with the national Internet Keep Safe Coalition on Tuesday to launch a campaign to protect Tennessee s children from online predators. The campaign encourages children to follow three key rules of Internet safety: KEEP. DON T MEET. TELL.

Fire-Safety Training Goes High Tech (Newswise)
The 12-year-olds have heard it all before: "Don't play with matches." "Stop, drop and roll." "Get out and stay out." So how can firefighters get them to tune in to a safety talk? Use virtual reality to put the children in a computer-generated fire, says an Iowa State University researcher.

Children take back seat to PR (St. Petersburg Times)
Neither parent beat the children, nor raped or tortured them. Rather, the children, ages 2 and 4, wandered into a neighbor's yard. They were unsupervised for five hours while Lane was asleep and Beecher was at work.

Midstate datebook: Educational campaign focuses on Internet safety for children (Ashland City Times)
What: An Internet safety educational campaign for Tennessee children. Who: A news conference with Tennessee first lady Andrea Conte, Iris Beckwith of the national Internet Keep Safe Coalition, and Lana Seivers, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education.

OSHP marks School Bus Safety Week (The Ironton Tribune)
SOUTH POINT - As part of National School Bus Safety Week, the Ohio State Highway Patrol's Ironton Post reminds children and motorists Flashing Red Means Stop Ahead.

State effort to protect children targets Internet sex predators (The Des Moines Register)
An Iowa law enforcement campaign aimed at protecting children from Internet predators was touted Monday by Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson and state public safety officials.

Sex Offender News - N.J. Issues Curfew for Sex Offenders (San Francisco Chronicle) New

N.J. Issues Curfew for Sex Offenders (San Francisco Chronicle)

New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

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Halloween Curfew For NJ Sex Offenders (1010wins.com)
Oct 25, 2005 2:30 pm US/Eastern (1010 WINS) (NEWARK) Sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be subject to a Halloween curfew in New Jersey for the first time.

Convicted sex offenders in New Jersey will have a curfew on Halloween (KHNL Honolulu)
NEWARK, N.J. For the first time, convicted sex offenders in New Jersey will have a curfew on Halloween.

N.J. Sex Offenders Get Halloween Curfew (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
NEWARK, N.J. -- Sex offenders subject to Megan's Law supervision will be subject to a Halloween curfew for the first time in New Jersey. Offenders must be indoors by seven o'clock and can't answer their door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Halloween Curfew For NJ Sex Offenders (CBS 2 New York)
Sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be subject to a Halloween curfew in New Jersey for the first time. A lawyer who represents offenders questioned whether the ban will protect children, since it only applies to about one-fourth of those registered under Megan's Law.

N.J. issues curfew for sex offenders (Newsday.com)
NEWARK, N.J. -- Sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be subject to a Halloween curfew in New Jersey for the first time.

N.J. Issues Curfew for Sex Offenders (ABC News)
N.J. Issues Halloween Curfew for Sex Offenders Who Face Supervision Under Megan's Law

Lincoln Considers Restrictions On Sex Offenders (The Omaha Channel)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Lincoln could be among the growing list of cities in Nebraska to look at restricting where registered sex offenders can live. Currently, cities like Papillion and South Sioux City are considering ordinances requiring sex offenders live at least 2,000 feet away from schools.

N.J. Issues Curfew for Sex Offenders (AP via Yahoo! News)
New Jersey sex offenders who face supervision under Megan's Law will be confined to their homes on Halloween and will be under orders not to answer the door when trick-or-treaters come calling.

Lincoln mayor wants to restrict sex offenders (Omaha World-Herald)
Lincoln Mayor Coleen Seng said today that she has asked city staff to draft a proposed ordinance that would restrict where sex offenders could live in the Capital City. If approved, it would add Lincoln to a rapidly growing list of cities and states that prohibit sex offenders from living in large areas within their boundaries.