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| Officers to keep close eye on sex offenders at Halloween |
| By hamptonroads.com- Scott Daugherty |
| Published: 10/30/2015 |
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State and federal probation agents plan to keep a close eye this Halloween on registered sex offenders - at least those still under their supervision. Some sex offenders living in Chesapeake, Hampton and Newport News will have to attend special meetings during prime trick-or-treating hours. Under threat of jail, others must stay indoors with their front porch lights dark while local and state police conduct random visits. Virginia Department of Corrections officials cast the initiative - now in its 15th year - as a way to protect children from possible sexual abuse. A spokeswoman for the U.S. probation office said it's meant to "reduce risk to the children of the community on Halloween night." Read More. |
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