Success Stories

While most local law enforcement agencies operate within a single jurisdiction, some operate under much more complex arrangements. This can often create problems for agencies managing registered sex offenders in overlapping jurisdictions.  Consider the Town of Queen Creek Arizona.  Currently, Queen Creek is in the...

On Thursday, July 11, authorities from Shawnee County, Kansas, conducted a historic sweep, resulting in the arrests of eight offenders, most of whom were non-compliant with court-ordered requirements.   With the help of OffenderWatch’s national network of sex offender management tools, over 50 law enforcement, parole and...

In the past, deputies with the Paulding County Ohio Sheriff’s Office walked neighborhoods, passing out flyers about registered sex offenders who had moved into the neighborhood. PCSO met its statutory requirement for community notifications but the task was expensive, time-consuming, and the process exposed the deputies to undue risk.  ...

Without being connected to a national network of sex offender registries, some law enforcement agencies who register sex offenders may not be aware of registered offenders moving into their jurisdiction. However, OffenderWatch automates relocation notifications and record sharing for partners in its network—saving time and potentially saving...

What happens when a registered sex offender moves several times in a year? Many agencies find it difficult to keep track of offenders moving in and out of their jurisdiction numerous times, especially when information about the offender is delayed from the previous agency.   Over the years, a registered offender from Whatcom County, Washington, moved multiple times...

This past spring, Snohomish County, Washington law enforcement placed an officer alert on a registered Level III sex offender within their OffenderWatch registry. Offenders with this level of designation require additional monitoring due to the high risk of re-offending. According to police records, the Level III offender was previously...

This spring, a registered sex offender moved from Wayne County, Michigan, which is part of the OffenderWatch Network, to Manatee County, Florida, which has about 500,000 citizens. However, after alerting the Michigan agency that he was moving, the offender had not shown up at the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office six weeks later. MCSO launched an investigation to locate the offender. OffenderWatch...

Encompassing the Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater metro areas, Pinellas County, Florida, is a major metropolitan area with a population of 1 million residents. Although OffenderWatch--the nation's leading sex offender management tool--is widely used in other Florida jurisdictions, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office uses a stand-alone system (outside of the OffenderWatch network) to monitor...

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office sex offender registration office was determined a critical function and has remained staffed with its regular schedule during the Coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns. To reduce traffic in the office, the department has encouraged their registered sex offenders to use an online portal to report updates to certain types of information. “Our agency...

Natural disasters like wildfires, hurricanes, flash floods, earthquakes and tornadoes can strike at any moment, anywhere. Communities that are predisposed to certain disasters should have a plan in place to help be prepared for “the big one.” For law enforcement, preparation not only means thinking about duties as first responders, but also considering how their agency will monitor and manage...