New Database Lets Parents Search for Registered Sex Offenders

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Myra Turner

Keeping our kids safe from sexual predators is a job parents are faced with every day. Now, with the help of a new service, you can find out of any registered offenders are living in your neighborhood or one you want to move to. The service is offered by PropertyMaps.com, a real estate search engine. The database contains a list of over 300,000 registered sex offenders gathered from each state’s official register. The intent is to alert home buyers to offenders in their area but you can also check your current location. From the homepage, click on “location information” to … Continue reading →

States Helping Parents Keep Kids Safe From Sex Offenders This Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Michele Cheplic

In just a couple of hours thousands of children will be hitting the streets hoping to bag some serious Halloween loot. In Wisconsin trick-or-treat hours vary from county to county. Since we live in a city that borders three counties we had trick-or-treaters visit yesterday, and more will come today and Tuesday. With so many trick-or-treat times and even more children wandering the streets the state is stepping in to help keep mini-ghosts and goblins safe from sex offenders. This is the first Halloween that Wisconsin is allowing parents accesses to specific addresses of sex offenders in their area, not … Continue reading →