Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – Las Vegas Metro Police say they recently re -arrested 32 previously convicted sex offenders for violating terms of their release.
“Operation Scarecrow” is a multi-agency, in-person operation ensuring sex offenders throughout Clark County are compliant with their sex offender registration. This year, the operation took place between October 24-28.
Participating agencies included the LVMPD and its Sex Offender Apprehension Team, the U.S. Marshals Service District of Nevada Sexual Offender Predator Apprehension Team, Nevada State Police, the North Las Vegas Police Department, the Henderson Police Department, and the Las Vegas City Marshals.
By the end of the operation, 2,356 sex offenders were contacted, resulting in 32 arrests for a variety of charges, including failure to obey sex offender registration laws, sexual assault, and violation of probation, among others.
Sex offenders are required to register and verify their address with law enforcement according to the tier assigned to them.
• Tier 3 offenders required to check in quarterly.
• Tier 2 offenders required to check in bi-annually.
• Tier 1 offenders required to check in annually.
The public has access to Offender Watch, a website and mobile app which provides access to the addresses of registered sex offenders in the area.
You can access the website here or download the app from the App Store or Google Play