New York State Launches Sex Offender Text Alerts
03.16.10 |
NEW YORK STATE IS NOW OFFERING TEXT ALERTS ON YOUR CELL PHONE WHEN MODERATE AND HIGH-RISK SEX OFFENDERS MOVE INTO OR OUT OF YOUR COMMUNITY. THE SAME GROUP LAUNCHING THIS RUNS THE STATE'S NY-ALERT PROGRAM -- WHICH TELLS YOU OF ROAD CLOSURES, WEATHER WARNINGS, PUBLIC HEALTH WARNINGS, AND AMBER ALERTS FOR MISSING KIDS.
A NEW LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT MONDAY REQUIRED THEY ALSO PROVIDE ALERTS ON SEX OFFENDERS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 30-THOUSAND REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS IN NEW YORK -- AND LAST YEAR, THEY MOVED 33 THOUSAND TIMES. YOU HAVE TO ENROLL TO GET THE ALERTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT CRIMINIALJUSTICE.STATE.NY.US.
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