Read twice, I doubt you will ever see another policeman say this again!8-21-2012 Pennsylvania:
A STATE POLICE spokesman calls the fact that a sexually violent predator was able to register his address as a suburban park "an enhancement to public safety."
Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood was furious when he was notified last week that Steven Sherlock, 30, a violent sexual predator, had listed his address as Naylor's Run Park, an Upper Darby community park popular with children.
But Lt. Todd Harman, commander of the Megan's Law division of the State Police, said a law passed in February requires homeless sexual offenders in Pennsylvania to list a location they frequent if they don't have an address. They also must check in with police every 30 days.
"If he were to move under the bridge down the road he'd have to list the Market Street Bridge as his address," Harman said.
Only offenders who first identify as homeless may identify their address as a public space, he said.
"Nobody from the State Police told him he could live there; it's just where he lives," he said.
No one is allowed in Naylor's Run Park after dark, and Sherlock will be arrested if he's there after sunset, Chitwood said. ..continued.. by STEPHANIE FARR
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