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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Alleged kidnapper lived with the family ======================================= By Craig Gustafson and Sandra Dibble UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS July 31, 2005 Clasping hands, a reunited mother and daughter wept yesterday as they embraced after a weeklong ordeal that ended with the girl’s alleged kidnapper arrested and thrown in a Mexican jail. Lydia Bethany-Rose Rupp, 8,...
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Friday, July 29, 2005 By MICHAEL MENDOZA / KVUE News A Round Rock girl who ran away from home three years ago has been reunited with her family. Aravella Rodriguez was 13 years old when she ran away. Now 16, Rodriguez said her 24-year-old boyfriend at the time got her pregnant and took...
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By Josh Montez July 28, 2005 The Children’s Safety Act has been around for 10 years and is showing its age. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has introduced legislation with reforms that would make the national registry that’s part of the law consistent between the states. It is hoped that the changes will make...
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July 22, 2005 How many registered sex offenders are living in your neighborhood? If you don’t know, the Justice Department has put together a new Website where you can track sex offenders. The National Sex Offender Public Registry will be able to give you an up close and personal look at the convicted...
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By Patrick Lally/Staff Writer Thursday, July 14, 2005 A bill introduced to the state legislature would make it harder for parents without legal custody of their children to hide the whereabouts of their child, state Rep. Karyn Polito, R-Shrewsbury, said. The measures included in An Act Protecting a Minor’s Identity prevent a child...
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By Jennifer Miskewicz (Charlotte) June 30, 2005 – It’s the outcome Diana Romay’s family hoped for. The Sumter Girl, who just turned 13, was reunited with them at the Charlotte airport on Thursday afternoon. Sumter Police Chief Patty Patterson was there, “It’s a wonderful feeling to have Diana home and it’s a wonderful...
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SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES Monday, May 16, 2005 Washington state police agencies failed to report at least 76 missing children to the FBI from 2000 through 2004, despite a federal law requiring such reports, according to data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. But Washington did better than...
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