MI- Sex Offender Registry

Statistics show that 93% of sexual offenses are committed by family or friends of children. Hummmmm, that means kids are safer if they are out trick or treating than if they stayed home or at uncle Joes or a party at a friends home. Something to think about, because -for sure- lawmakers and public servants have not considered that on Halloween.

10-30-2008 Michigan:

The Michigan Attorney General has a warning for parents this Halloween. The office suggests that before your kids go knocking on doors, you might want to make sure you know who's living in your neighborhood.

Matt Frendewey, Spokesman for the Attorney General says "We just had an Internet predator sting just last week where we arrested 21 internet predators in one weekend, I think that shows there are threats out there, there are people out there that want to prey on our children."

-A little problem here, in two stings run by the Attorney General this year, they made contact with just under 300 folks, and NOT ONE of them was a REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. Why is that FACT withheld from the public?

Frendewey says, "We're reminding parents to go online and check the Michigan State sex offender registry website to find out if there's any sex offenders in their neighborhood."

To check out the registry, go to the Michigan State Police website and click on the Michigan Sex Offender Registry link and hit search.

You must enter the code listed, then click on a disclaimer and it takes you to another search page where you can enter a zip code, county, even college campus. It will take you to a list of everyone who is registered in that area.

Frendewey says, "You can run your zip code, you can run by school district, and you'll find literally anybody within your zip code that's registered. You can look up their offense, why they're on the sex offender list, and you can know, prior to going door to door with your child, whether or not that's a house you want to avoid."

..News Source.. by Jennifer Dowling