Operation Vigilance: Sex offender checks made in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon and other counties
Multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the state carried out sex offender compliance checks of 430 individuals in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Churchill and portions of of Washoe County last week, the largest collaborative effort of its kind for sex offender checks, according to Nevada Parole and Probation.
Called "Operation Vigilance" the multi-agency effort was designed to assist law enforcement in monitoring sex offenders in local communities, said Lt. Jorge Pierrott of Nevada Parole and Probation, Northern Command in Carson City.
The effort was done over the course of two days and nights, Thursday and Friday, August 24-25. Nearly 40 officers with area law enforcement agencies knocked on doors and made contact with community members to carry out the compliance check. Operation Vigilance was also conducted in the city of Fallon, as well as Mineral, Pershing and Nye counties.
"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 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. Those sex offenders found to be out of compliance or with locations and or whereabouts unknown will be further investigated for violations of local, state, and federal laws, said Pierrott.
Community members were also educated and provided direction to the Nevada Sex Offender Registration website, www.nvsexoffenders.gov/ where the public can access information regarding sex offenders in their area.
Operation Vigilance was funded 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 Office of Criminal Justice Assistance.
The effort was completed through the Nevada Department of Public Safety- Division of Parole and Probation in collaboration with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Fallon Police Department, Nye County Sheriff’s Office, Mineral County Sheriff’s Office, Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Marshals Service.
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