5 ARRESTED DURING SWEEP OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police and state agents swept across the western San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. on Saturday to check on registered sex offenders, arresting five on outstanding warrants and gathering leads on those not complying with Megan's Law Megan's Laws are named for Megan Kanka, a seven-year-old girl from New Jersey who was sexually assaulted and murdered in 1994 by a neighbor who, unknown to the victim's family, had been previously convicted for Sex Offenses against children. . The LAPD's Registration Enforcement and Compliance Team and the state Department of Justice's Sexual Predator Apprehension Team verified that the registered offenders on parole or probation were at the right residences, said Officer Mike Partain, an LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. spokesman. ``Basically it was a joint task force,'' he said. ``They did field compliance checks of about 180 registered sex offenders in the West Valley area. That's just one division. It's an ongoing effort by (the) LAPD to ensure compliance with the sexual offender registration requirements.'' The LAPD's West Valley Division includes Woodland Hills, parts of West Hills, Canoga Park, Winnetka, Reseda, Tarzana and Encino. A total of 145 contacts were made. Those not at their residences could be subject to arrest for failure to comply with the sex registration law, as detectives said additional arrests are expected, Partain said. ``The law requires that they be home at certain times per their probation,'' he added. ``It could be at the time this sweep was conducted, they were supposed to be home at the time and weren't.'' No additional information was given on the five arrests for outstanding warrants. Someone is considered a high-risk sex high-risk sex Safe sex practices, see there offender when he or she has been convicted of a violent sexual offense and meets other criteria spelled out in Megan's Law - named for 7-year-old Megan Kanka of New Jersey, who was molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. and killed by a neighbor, a previously convicted sex offender. It encourages law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). to release names and addresses of convicted sex offenders and to notify residents when potentially dangerous convicts move into town. California's version of Megan's Law was enacted in September 1996. |
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