LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Law enforcement officers arrested 19 people across Clark County during a multi-jurisdictional sex offender compliance check operation ahead of Halloween.
The in-person operation took place between Oct. 26 and Oct. 30 to ensure registered sex offenders throughout Clark County complied with registration requirements.
Nearly 2,000 offenders contacted across Clark County
Officers contacted 1,953 sex offenders during the sweep. The operation led to eight arrests for failure to obey sex offender registration laws and 11 arrests for subjects with outstanding warrants.
Those arrested for failure to obey sex offender registration laws were Ernest Johnson, 86; Kyle Morrison, 49; Gerald Dobbs, 55; Jeffery Barker, 50; Erik Bass, 46; Jerry Harris, 70; Harold Brinkley, 56; and Richard Flores, 39.
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Participating agencies included the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and its Sex Offender Apprehension Team, the U.S. Marshals Service Nevada Violent Offender Task Force, Nevada State Police Parole and Probation Sex Offender Unit, Henderson Police Department, Boulder City Police Department, North Las Vegas Police Department, and the Clark County School District Police Department.
Registration requirements and public resources
LVMPD reminded registered sex offenders that they must verify their addresses with law enforcement based on their assigned tier:
- Tier 3 offenders must check in quarterly
- Tier 2 offenders must check in biannually
- Tier 1 offenders must check in annually
Police noted that the public can access Offender Watch, a website and mobile app displaying registered sex offender addresses in the area, which parents can use to identify residences to avoid.
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