Info on sex offenders now available on Facebook
CHENANGO – Information on medium and high-risk sex offenders living in their neighborhoods can now be found online by Facebook users statewide, according to the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Beginning today, the DCJS will launch its Sex Offender Locator Application, which can be found on the New York State Public Safety’s Facebook page, facebook.com/nyspublicsafety. Users of the popular social networking site can also share the application from their own Facebook page, as well.
Information on Level 2 (medium risk) and Level 3 (high risk) sex offenders has long been available on the state’s sex offender registry, criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor. Now that information will be even more accessible, thanks to the new Facebook application.
“Knowledge is power. New Yorkers now have another way to access up-to-date information about sex offenders in their neighborhoods,” stated DCJS Acting Commissioner Sean M. Byrne in a October 17 press release. “With Halloween around the corner, parents now have another tool to learn where offenders live so they can ensure their children stay away from those locations, as well as strangers’ homes. The Facebook app puts that that important information at parents’ fingertips, whether they are at home or on the go.”
According to the press release, there are 32,994 registered sex offenders on the state’s Sex Offender Registry: 12,473 Level 1 offenders; 11,685 Level 2 offenders; 8,163 Level 3 offenders and 673 offenders whose risk level is pending.
In Chenango County, there are 156 registered sex offenders, according to the state’s sex offender registry: 59 Level 1 offenders; 50 Level 2 offenders; 46 Level 3 offenders and one whose risk level is pending. The numbers include consumers at the state’s Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment in Norwich.
According to Norwich Police Chief Joseph Angelino, it’s important for people to realize that information on sex offenders is readily available. And while the department itself doesn’t have a duty to share that information, it does provide that knowledge as a service to the community.
“Ultimately, it’s up to each individual to protect themselves and their families,” he added. “There are so many different sources out there.”
For more information visit criminaljustice.state.ny.us.
Beginning today, the DCJS will launch its Sex Offender Locator Application, which can be found on the New York State Public Safety’s Facebook page, facebook.com/nyspublicsafety. Users of the popular social networking site can also share the application from their own Facebook page, as well.
Information on Level 2 (medium risk) and Level 3 (high risk) sex offenders has long been available on the state’s sex offender registry, criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor. Now that information will be even more accessible, thanks to the new Facebook application.
“Knowledge is power. New Yorkers now have another way to access up-to-date information about sex offenders in their neighborhoods,” stated DCJS Acting Commissioner Sean M. Byrne in a October 17 press release. “With Halloween around the corner, parents now have another tool to learn where offenders live so they can ensure their children stay away from those locations, as well as strangers’ homes. The Facebook app puts that that important information at parents’ fingertips, whether they are at home or on the go.”
According to the press release, there are 32,994 registered sex offenders on the state’s Sex Offender Registry: 12,473 Level 1 offenders; 11,685 Level 2 offenders; 8,163 Level 3 offenders and 673 offenders whose risk level is pending.
In Chenango County, there are 156 registered sex offenders, according to the state’s sex offender registry: 59 Level 1 offenders; 50 Level 2 offenders; 46 Level 3 offenders and one whose risk level is pending. The numbers include consumers at the state’s Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment in Norwich.
According to Norwich Police Chief Joseph Angelino, it’s important for people to realize that information on sex offenders is readily available. And while the department itself doesn’t have a duty to share that information, it does provide that knowledge as a service to the community.
“Ultimately, it’s up to each individual to protect themselves and their families,” he added. “There are so many different sources out there.”
For more information visit criminaljustice.state.ny.us.
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