People we are no longer a country where everyone watches after everyone else’s children, instead of having “Mr.Rogers” as our next door neighbor or even the little old lady that makes chocolate chip cookies and passes them out to all the kids she sees we have murderers, sexual offenders and rapists . When children go missing I’ve noticed a big trend in parents and cities locating all sexual offenders, my problem with this is that I always hear, “I didn’t know that site existed.” I want to introduce everyone to
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a very familiar tool for me and my family whenever we move, it is called “The Family Watchdog.” Here’s a few quick steps to find out how safe your neighbors really are:
1. Head over to “The Family Watchdog” and type in your street name, city, state and zip.
2. You will now be taken to a map that shows all offenders in the area, some will be on the map but some will not.
Do you know the top 5 states with the most Sexual offenders?
1 Texas
2 California
3 Florida
4 Michigan
5 Ohio
A quick search of my town brought up 115 known offenders and 13 non-mappable offenders. Thankfully there are none around my house, of course this doesn’t mean my guard should drop. Whenever we have someone move off the street and someone else move in I tend to check “The Family Watchdog” a month later just to make sure.
The sad thing is it has to come to this but I’m glad to know that there is a tool like this that will make me feel slightly safer at where I am living. Keep in mind that this does not mean that there are no sexual offenders near you, only there are no known. Remember not all sexual offenders have been caught, some are still laying low and waiting to strike on children. Watch for the signs of the sneaky neighbor that only seems to watch your child or invite your child over without you there.
Some believe they can trust their neighbors but a town in Kansas recently discovered even those you thought you could trust could end up your worst neighbor. Police Chief was recently arrested and is being charged with 17 felonies, 1 rape, indecent liberties with a child. Thankfully those that have got caught and released must abide by the law of registering no matter where they are:
Any offender must also notify the authorities regarding any change to residence.
I love this site because it not only lets you know what crime they did but it normally gives an up-to-date photo of them. This way you always know who your a looking out for. Just think, there are over a million sexual offenders in the United States alone and he/she could just be your next door neighbor. Will you be finding out if you have a sexual offender in your area?
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