Halloween safety tips

MEDIA RELEASE                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:                                                            OCTOBER 18, 2021

AGENCY:                                                      SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

LOCATION:                                                   WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS

TELEPHONE:                                               316-660-3939

CONTACT:                                                    SGT. KARI GOURLEY

 

RE: Halloween and Trick-or-Treat Safety Tips

 

OffenderWatch® a sex offender mapping and alerting service aids citizens in avoiding dangerous homes

 

There are approximately 1600 registered sex offenders in Sedgwick County. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office wants you to know where they reside so you can avoid those houses when trick-or-treating. We do our best to track and monitor registered sex offenders so the public can be informed. You can visit our offender search website, https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/offender-search , to see who the registered offenders are and where they are living. Citizens are encouraged to check any address where they or their family spend time. The mapping and address feature found on the website pinpoints exactly where an offender lives.

 

You will also find many other beneficial tools such as the ability to sign up for FREE automatic email notifications informing you if an offender moves within a specified radius of any address you register. If you are not trick-or-treating in your neighborhood,

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but will be in a family or friend’s neighborhood, register their address beforehand so you know which houses to avoid. You can register any and all of the addresses where your

children spend time, for example, friend’s, grandparents, or babysitter’s addresses. The alerts are in real-time and sent out via e-mail as soon as a new offender has registered with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.

 

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office encourages everyone to have a fun and safe Halloween. Knowledge is power and knowing where the registered sex offenders reside in your area can help you make the best choices for safe and enjoyable Halloween activities.

 

For further information, please call the Offender Registration Unit of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office at 316-660-3939.

 

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