Yup, again we see confusion, mixing sex offenders with violent offenders, two totally different registries each under separate laws! So how many sex offenders were actually checked? Never let it be said that states can report something right..
7-1-2011 Indiana:
VANDERBURGH CO., IN (WFIE) - Authorities make surprise home visits to convicted sex offenders
and other violent offenders.
Vanderburgh County Deputies, along with U.S. Marshals, made the unannounced visits to verify the addresses of more than 300 registered offenders over three days.
Arrests were made for five people violating the sex offender registry.
Deputies say 253 sex offenders, or 82 percent, were living at the address matching the one in registry. But, 38 participants were not verified, and will have to be rechecked.
For years, detectives at the Vanderburgh Country Sheriff's Office thought they were only allowed to do check-ins on sex offenders once a year, but have since learned, according to state law, they can check as much as necessary.
"We definitely want our records to be accurate. We want to check the truthfulness of the those records and we want them to be reflected to the best of ability," Det. Mike Robinson says.
For the records to be accurate, detectives say they needed to know if they were living at the registered address. One way to do that is the element of surprise.
"Two hundred and fifty three of the sex or violent offenders were verified meaning they were at their address. We knocked on the door. They were compliant and cordial," Det. Robinson says.
"We did this to be a truthful reflection of what the sex offender registry is doing and how the website works," Det. Robinson says.
The sheriff's office say they need your help in locating a offender that has failed to register.
His name is Stephen Hester. They say Hester was convicted in of four counts of child molestation.
If you know where Hester is, you're asked to call the sheriff's office.
..Source.. by Becky Graham
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