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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By JENNIFER KAY MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The mayor has proposed an ordinance that would effectively ban registered sex offenders from living in Miami Beach. Mayor David Dermer wants to prevent sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet, or a half-mile, of any school, school bus stop, day care center, park or...
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KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS MIAMI – A new state law designed to protect students from sexual predators includes a little-noticed section requiring fingerprint checks for all vendors and contractors who work at public schools while students are present – a measure that could affect thousands of construction workers, sports referees and maybe even delivery...
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By Akilah Johnson Staff Writer September 27 2005 The 10-day search for a missing 15-year-old Port St. Lucie girl ended Monday when she walked into the Opa-locka police station, officials said. Erin Nembhard turned herself in to authorities at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. “She appeared to be in good health,” said Officer Robert...
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Associated Press Posted August 18 2005 TAMPA — Photographs of sexual predators registered in Hillsborough County will be posted in public parks and recreation centers, officials said. County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to post the pictures and other identifying information, and said they would consider extending the policy to libraries and other buildings...
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Sunday, May 22, 2005 VIDEO (CNN) — Police found an 8-year-old Florida girl buried alive with minor injuries in an abandoned landfill Sunday morning, hours after she was reported abducted, according to officials in Lake Worth. Authorities have detained a suspect, identified as 17-year-old Milagro Cunningham, whom they said the girl identified as...
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By JENNIFER KAY MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The mayor has proposed an ordinance that would effectively ban registered sex offenders from living in Miami Beach. Mayor David Dermer wants to prevent sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet, or a half-mile, of any school, school bus stop, day care center, park or...
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Girl’s Father Faces Kidnapping Charge POSTED: 3:06 p.m. EST November 5, 2003 MIAMI — An 11-year-old Delray Beach girl returned to Florida Wednesday after what authorities said was a five-year parental kidnapping ordeal. Angeline Bryan-Hoercher was allegedly kidnapped back in 1998 by her father and taken to Kauai, Hawaii. Her mother, Elke Hoercher,...
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