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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Custodial Interference, also known as Family Abduction, is the kind of crime that leaves scars on one of the world?s most precious beings–our children…the innocent. Often individuals believe that an abducted child must be safe and loved if he/she is with a parent. Unfortunately, this is not true in many cases. A child...
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SCOTT GUTIERREZ THE OLYMPIAN OLYMPIA — A 42-year-old Seattle man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to have sex with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl whom he met over the Internet and arranged to pick up outside the Westfield Shoppingtown Capital mall. The suspect made the 60-mile trip in his minivan...
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The girl was grabbed from her bed but struggled free before the suspect was caught. By Diana Hefley and Krista J. Kapralos Herald Writers EVERETT – A 5-year-old girl escaped the grasp of a stranger who kidnapped her from her bed Monday morning, Snohomish County sheriff’s officials said. The suspected abductor, a 20-year-old...
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10/09/2002 Associated Press SEATTLE – A statewide Amber Alert system is up and running in Washington for the first time, Gov. Gary Locke said Wednesday. The next time a child is kidnapped anywhere in Washington, alerts will go out on radio, television and highway signs across the state. So far, Washington has relied...
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