A glitch has delayed Pierce County’s connection to a statewide database that sends e-mail alerts to people who want to be notified when a registered sex offender moves next door.
Dawn Larsen, director for projects for the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, said data on an estimated 600 sex offenders in Pierce County was successfully uploaded over the weekend. However, there was a problem uploading up-to-date pictures of the offenders, she said.
That problem should be remedied in a few days, she said.
There are 2,555 sex offenders registered to live in Pierce County, but only about 600 of them are in the notification database – only those who are classified Level 2 and Level 3 offenders. Those are the two groups considered most likely to commit another sex crime.
Pierce will become the 36th of 39 Washington counties to be connected to the statewide alert system. Residents who sign up will be notified by e-mail when a sex offender moves to within one mile of whichever location citizens choose – their homes, their work place, their child’s day-care center, or all of those.
To sign up go to www.icrimewatch.net/washington.php and click on “Register for Email Alerts.”
Joseph Turner: 360-786-1826
joe.turner@thenewstribune.com
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