The Cook County Sheriff has launched a Halloween initiative Wednesday.
The Cook County Sheriff's Department launched a Halloween initiative Wednesday to make sure that registered sex offenders were in compliance. Patch published a map of where sex offenders live in Park Ridge earlier this month and a list of where sex offenders live in Niles and Morton Grove. More information is available on the Sheriff's Department Sex Offender Registry. Officers conducted un-scheduled address verification premise checks for sex offenders in Cook County and Ford Heights, a press release states. Last month, registered sex offenders were sent a letter advising them of their duty to report to the sheriff's department headquarters in Maywood on Halloween between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. The time was chose because it corresponded to …
Niles parents can check addresses of registered offenders; police offer safety tips.
As children prepare to go trick-or-treating Sunday, parents can take an active role in protecting them from sex offenders who live in the community. Illinois law restricts some sex offenders from having certain kinds of contact with children, such as distributing candy on Halloween. Niles police warn the best way to keep children safe is to trick-or-treat in groups, with parents accompanying them. Parents who want avoid sex offenders can check their addresses in the Illinois State Police database (enter "Niles" in far left-hand column). The Illinois statute Unified Code of Corrections 730 ILCS 5/3-1-2- and 563 states: "Sex offenders who are on parole, probation, mandatory supervised release or conditional discharge are not allowed to: …
Valerie Parkhurst
12:20 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
There are entire Pro-sex offender groups who call themselves "minutemen" they troll for any forum on the topic of sex offender legislation or proposed legislation. They impersonate soccor moms, teachers, therapist and often reduce themselves to even pose as "victims" anything or anyone to verbally oppose existing or proposed restrictions to appear as "Joe Blow" who thinks the Registry and any Sex… more ›