NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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October 05, 2005 By SARAH CASSI The Express-Times PHILLIPSBURG — Sex offenders living in town could soon be looking for new places to call home. Town Councilman James Shelly plans to propose legislation at the end of October banning convicted sex offenders from living near places where children congregate. Shelly said he plans...
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By KENYA WOODARD Staff Writer October 05, 2005 PALM COAST – City council members on Tuesday approved an ordinance banning sex offenders from community centers and city parks — but stopped short of adding a clause that would have prohibited offenders from living within 2,000 feet of where children gather. Mayor James Canfield,...
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THE NEWS TRIBUNE October 2, 2005 The pressure is on for state lawmakers to do something – anything – to answer renewed fears about sex offenders living in our midst. The push stems from the story of Shasta Groene – the Idaho girl kidnapped allegedly by a sex offender who murdered her family....
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October 1, 2005 By JIM HOOK and KEITH PARADISE Staff writers Many states are taking a hard look at their public registries that list convicted sex offenders who are free and living in communities. Some of the offenders are missing. State Web sites serve as community alerts. Offenders’ names, photographs, birth dates and...
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The aim is to quickly deploy the team to respond to reports of missing children By STEVE THOMPSON September 30, 2005 NEW PORT RICHEY – The Sheriff’s Office says 1.3 kids are likely to be murdered in Pasco County this year. That’s if statistics from previous years are any indication. The number of...
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Texas man accused of killing stepson, kidnapping his wife By Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News September 30, 2005 The nephew of a Texas man accused of killing his stepson and kidnapping his wife turned him in to Aurora police Wednesday because he said he feared for his family’s safety. A SWAT team and...
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Police are enforcing a state law says some child molesters must move away from schools and child care facilities. By TOM ALEX REGISTER STAFF WRITER September 27, 2005 A handful of registered sex offenders gathered Monday around four large, framed maps at the Des Moines police station. The maps showed where they can...
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By Jim Kouri, CPP September 27, 2005 The Department of Homeland Security’s US Immigration and Customs Enforcement created new milestones in Operation Predator, the Department’s ongoing campaign to combat child sexual predators worldwide. The advances include the signing of an agreement with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The announcement to...
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