LORAIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE LAUNCHES STATE-OF-THE-ART
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION PROGRAM
5/4/05 Lorain County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Phil R. Stammitti provides internet based Sex Offender Notification Service to residents, schools, day care centers and libraries throughout Lorain County.
The Lorain County Sheriff's Office recently launched a new internet based technology service which will keep the county's citizens better informed of the whereabouts of registered sex offenders. Sheriff Stammitti reminds citizens to use the new community notification system, which includes three features; Access to the names, physical descriptions and photographs of offenders are now available at the Sheriff's Website, www.loraincountysheriff.com . Maps of the offenders address can also be viewed so the public can better assess their risk proximity. Sheriff Stammitti is also making a sophisticated e-mail alert service available that will keep enrolled citizens informed whenever a registered sex offender moves into their neighborhood.
The e-mail alert service, powered by a system acquired by Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro's Office, marks the first time that Ohio Citizens will receive the same level of access of the powerful database mapping and notification technology previously utilized only by law enforcement officers. The Lorain County Sheriff's Office will provide the e-mail alert service to any citizen, school, day care center or institution throughout the county. Should a registered sex offender ever move within one mile of the address you have entered, the registered recipient or school or day care center contact will receive an e-mail alert, along with the offender's address and a link to view a map and any other available information on the offender. "It is important, in lieu of recent events, that everyone visit the website to understand who is in your neighborhood, but more importantly is that you register for an e-mail. Most people are not checking the registry enough and often are unaware of an offender who may move down the street. The National Bureau of Justice statistics tell us that 45 percent of the victims of sex abuse crimes are under 12 years old. My ultimate goal is to prevent any child from being a victim of sexual abuse", said Sheriff Stammitti.
For more information and to sign up for e-mail alerts please visit the sex offender area on Lorain County Sheriff's Office website. Click on the sex offender link located on the lower left side of the page or at the bottom of this one, read and agree to the disclaimer by clicking the agreement link. After agreeing, you will be taken to sex offender page where you can register to receive e-mail notifications on offenders in your area and conduct offender searches.
Search Ohio Sex Offender database or register for e-mail notification