Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Reports Halloween Sex Offender Compliance Enforcement Detail Statistics

Jefferson Co., Mo. (KFMO) -  The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, as well as other county agencies, took part in a Halloween night sex offender compliance enforcement.

Sheriff’s Deputies and officers patrolled neighborhoods on Halloween night, ensuring sex offenders are following the terms of their registration requirements.

Statistics:

Addresses Checked: 80

Addresses with contact made: 66

Addresses with no contact: 14 (several of these were verified to be at work, many had no one answer door)

Addresses within compliance: 64

Addresses not within compliance: 2 (one for failing to notify of move, one for returning home after curfew due to being at nursing home visiting his mother which was verified with facility)

Hillsboro Police Department:

1 home checked, no one was home.

Arnold Police Department:

16 compliance checks with 3 violations that will be referred to the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. 

Festus Police Department:

30 checks, 0 Violations (Checks were done repeatedly on the houses throughout the evening)

Herculaneum Police Department:

No checks due to manpower shortage.

Byrnes Mill Police Department:

Did not observe any violations in the city limits while on patrol.