Address needed so police can track them? Absolute nonsense, face-to-face contact 4-times a year is not tracking, except in the minds of those who promote a false sense of security. i.e., Politicians and the like. Knowing where registrants SLEEP for a few hours of the day is baloney, useless in any public safety sense.11-29-2013 Florida:
MARTIN COUNTY, Fl -- A CBS 12 News investigation has uncovered dozens of sex offenders missing on the streets of South Florida.
Turns out, by law, the sex offenders are supposed to list their current address for a registry so authorities can track them. The problem is, hundreds of those addresses are bogus.
Martin County has more than 160 registered sex offenders and predators that reside in the county. Of those, three are listed on the states sex offender registry as transient without a fixed address.
If you're living in the woods, its a little difficult to keep track of these individuals, particularly when they're not at a residence, Martin County Sheriffs Office Detective Brian Broughton said.
Four armed investigators, along with our camera, started out on a trek through the woods. And after hiking for nearly half-a-mile, we found offender Aaron Kroner in his tent city.
We watched as investigators checked his identification and used a GPS enabled camera to take his picture. The technology allows investigators to note the exact location of transient offenders
A recent CBS 12 News investigation found a frightening new trend, dozens of registered predators and offenders registering their address with law enforcement at busy intersections, parks and even wooded areas all over South Florida. It turns out its perfectly legal and state law actually permits it.
Case in point, offenders like Harold Williams. Hes a transient, who listed his address as the city of Stuart and hes now missing.
Our search with investigators also took us to a parking lot where an offender allegedly lives although he wasn't there.
Florida law mandates investigators do these checks up to four times a year. ..Source.. by Michael Buczyner
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