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For Immediate Release |
Contact: |
| August 22, 2011 |
Dallas S Neville, US Marshal
Patrick Kirchenwitz Senior Inspector U.S. Marshal (608) 661-8300USMS Headquarters Public Affairs (202) 307-9065 |
| U.S. Marshals, State, and County Officials Conduct Sex Offender Compliance Checks in Vernon and Crawford Counties |
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Vernon and Crawford
County, Wis.
– The US Marshals along with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex
Offender Registry Program, Vernon County Sheriff’s Department and Crawford
County Sheriff’s Department conducted a residence verification operation for
registered sex offenders. On August 16th and 17th
deputies checked the addresses of 47 registered sex offenders in Vernon County
and 27 in Crawford County. Three were found to be non compliant in Vernon
County and one in Crawford County. The Sex Offender Registry Program
Specialist will investigate the non-compliant sex offenders and make a
recommendation to the district attorney.
This initiative is part of the working relationship between the US Marshals Sex Offender Investigations Branch and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registration Program which monitors all 21,645 Wisconsin Sex Offenders. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections maintains a database for the general public at http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/. ####
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