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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13_04_24 Sex Offender and Warrant Sweep BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Greg Williamson, Chief of Police Contact: Michaela Beard Public Information Office 661-326-3803 mbeard@bakersfieldpd.us For Immediate Release April 24, 2013 In conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the Bakersfield Police Department partnered with the United States Federal Probation Office, the Kern County Probation Department, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Division, to conduct a sex offender compliance and warrant sweep in the City of Bakersfield. On Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at approximately 6:30 a.m., sixteen teams composed of law enforcement officers from these respective agencies, attempted to contact 189 registered sex offenders within the jurisdiction of the city of Bakersfield, to determine if they were in compliance with their sex registrant status. All targeted subjects in the compliance checks have prior arrests and convictions for various sexual offenses, some of which involve crimes of violence. Of the subjects contacted, 149 were found to be in compliance with the terms of their registration. The Bakersfield Police Department will be submitting criminal complaints to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office for 27 additional individuals who failed to comply with the terms of their registration status. During the operation a total of 22 people were arrested, 11 of which were felony arrests and 11 of which were misdemeanor arrests. The arrests included subjects that were in violation of the terms of their registration status, as well as additional subjects that were contacted during the compliance check. California Penal Code 290, also known as the Sex Offender Registration Act, requires any individual convicted to register with the local law enforcement agency in his/her jurisdiction, every year on his/her birthday and any time he/she moves to another address to register his/her current address. You can now send an anonymous text message to the Bakersfield Police Department. It’s quick and it’s easy. Simply enter 274637 into your phone and text BPDCRIMES along with your message. The text is sent to the police department and the sender remains completely anonymous. Tips can also be anonymously sent through the smartphone “TipSubmit” mobile App or via email at https://www.tipsubmit.com.