‘Operation Vigilance’ sweep results in 315 sex offender compliance checks, 1 arrest
Operation Vigilance, a multi-agency collaborative effort to verify sex offender registration compliance, recently conducted a two-day compliance check of 315 sex offenders in Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Washoe and Lyon county areas.
Over the course of two days and nights, from Thursday, May 19 through Friday, May 20, nearly 30 officers with area law enforcement agencies knocked on doors and made contact with community members to carry out the operation, said Lt. Jorge Pierrott of Nevada Parole and Probation.
As a result of Operation Vigilance, one supervised offender was arrested for violating his parole or probation terms and conditions, said Lt. Pierrott.
The whereabouts of known sex offenders in the area were verified through visits at each individual’s registered residence and/or place of employment.
The joint effort was done through the Nevada Department of Public Safety – Division of Parole and Probation, Carson City, Douglas County, and Storey County Sheriff’s Offices, along with the U.S. Marshal Service.
Those sex offenders found to be out of compliance or with locations/whereabouts unknown will be further investigated for violations of local, state, and federal laws, said Lt. Pierrott.
Community members were also educated and provided direction to the Nevada Sex Offender Registration website, http://www.nvsexoffenders.gov/, where the public can access information regarding sex offenders in their area.
“This multi-agency collaboration is identified as a great success for increasing offender supervision and sex offender compliance and serves as an example of how federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies work together to increase community safety in Northern Nevada,” said Lt. Pierrott.
Operation Vigilance was made possible by funding provided by the U.S. Marshals Service for Parole and Probation staff, Department funding for Carson City Sheriff’s Office staff, and grant funding from the Nevada Attorney General’s Office, which secured a Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (S.M.A.R.T.) grant issued by the U.S. Department of Justice for Lyon and Douglas County Sheriff Offices staff.
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