Sheriff warns parents to check sex offender database before trick-or-treating
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Sheriff Donnie Barrera reports that in Highland County, there are approximately 80 registered sex offenders. With Halloween right around the corner, it is crucial that you know which houses to avoid when trick-or-treating.
The sheriff invites you to view the Ohio Attorney General's website at http://www.communitynotification.com. Once you are at the site, select your state, then your county. At the top left of the page, you will see a tab entitled "Search for Offenders…" You may then research neighborhoods and addresses important to you. You may also register to receive e-mail notifications on registered sex offenders within the proximity of these addresses.
“We do the best we can in making sure sex offenders live where they tell us, so it is important that our citizens visit the Ohio Attorney General's website, to see who the registered sex offenders are and where they are living,” Sheriff Barrera said.
Citizens are encouraged to check any addresses where they or their family spend time.
“The mapping and address feature found on the website pinpoints exactly where an offender lives,” Sheriff Barrera said.
You will also find many other beneficial tools, such as the ability to sign up for free automatic e-mail notifications informing you if an offender moves within a specified radius of any address you register.
Sheriff Barrera further states that if you aren’t planning on trick-or-treating in your neighborhood, but will be in a family or friend’s neighborhood, you may register their address beforehand so you know which houses to avoid. You can register any and all addresses where your children spend time; for example: friends', grandparents' or babysitters’ addresses.
The alerts are in real-time and are sent out via e-mail as soon as a new offender has registered with the Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Barrera says.
“The benefit of registering for this free confidential e-mail alert service is that it allows us to monitor your important addresses for you, thereby keeping you up-to-date of newly registered offenders and making it unnecessary for you to have to check your important addresses daily or even weekly,” Sheriff Barrera said.
The Highland County Sheriff's website is currently under construction, but citizens may check the website of the Ohio Attorney General. Citizens should click on the link “Search for Offenders in your area,” and follow the instructions to check their neighborhood offenders. Citizens may click, "register for e-mail alerts to sign up to receive FREE e-mail alerts about nearby offenders.”
Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera explains that OffenderWatch® is a sex offender mapping and notification service which aids citizens in avoiding potentially dangerous homes.
Sheriff Barrera encourages everyone to have a fun and safe Halloween. Knowledge is power. Knowing where the registered sex offenders reside in your area can help you make the best choices for safe and enjoyable Halloween activities.
For further information, please call Sheriff Donnie Barrera at 937-393-1421.
The sheriff invites you to view the Ohio Attorney General's website at http://www.communitynotification.com. Once you are at the site, select your state, then your county. At the top left of the page, you will see a tab entitled "Search for Offenders…" You may then research neighborhoods and addresses important to you. You may also register to receive e-mail notifications on registered sex offenders within the proximity of these addresses.
“We do the best we can in making sure sex offenders live where they tell us, so it is important that our citizens visit the Ohio Attorney General's website, to see who the registered sex offenders are and where they are living,” Sheriff Barrera said.
Citizens are encouraged to check any addresses where they or their family spend time.
“The mapping and address feature found on the website pinpoints exactly where an offender lives,” Sheriff Barrera said.
You will also find many other beneficial tools, such as the ability to sign up for free automatic e-mail notifications informing you if an offender moves within a specified radius of any address you register.
Sheriff Barrera further states that if you aren’t planning on trick-or-treating in your neighborhood, but will be in a family or friend’s neighborhood, you may register their address beforehand so you know which houses to avoid. You can register any and all addresses where your children spend time; for example: friends', grandparents' or babysitters’ addresses.
The alerts are in real-time and are sent out via e-mail as soon as a new offender has registered with the Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Barrera says.
“The benefit of registering for this free confidential e-mail alert service is that it allows us to monitor your important addresses for you, thereby keeping you up-to-date of newly registered offenders and making it unnecessary for you to have to check your important addresses daily or even weekly,” Sheriff Barrera said.
The Highland County Sheriff's website is currently under construction, but citizens may check the website of the Ohio Attorney General. Citizens should click on the link “Search for Offenders in your area,” and follow the instructions to check their neighborhood offenders. Citizens may click, "register for e-mail alerts to sign up to receive FREE e-mail alerts about nearby offenders.”
Highland County Sheriff Donnie Barrera explains that OffenderWatch® is a sex offender mapping and notification service which aids citizens in avoiding potentially dangerous homes.
Sheriff Barrera encourages everyone to have a fun and safe Halloween. Knowledge is power. Knowing where the registered sex offenders reside in your area can help you make the best choices for safe and enjoyable Halloween activities.
For further information, please call Sheriff Donnie Barrera at 937-393-1421.