I am always on the lookout for any resource that will assist me in protecting my kids and my family. I recently came across a fantastic child safety website that should become a resource for every family with children at home:
Basically, this is a site where you can type in your zip code and a map will come up showing where all, if any, registered sex offenders are living in your neighborhood. You may think that no one close to your home is a sex offender, but I am afraid that you may be alarmingly surprised. I typed in my zip code and found a number of registered sex offenders in my community. I knew one of the offenders from an association I had with his family previously, but fortunately there was no one that I was familiar with who had had contact with my children or family. Now I know where potential problems may exist. I am certainly more aware of who is in my community and what potential threats may exist.
I feel this is important data to know especially if my kids happen to be walking past the home of a sex offender on their way to and from school or if they have a friend’s home that they frequent to play that my be across the street or next door to a registered sex offender. So, go ahead and check it out. This information, I feel, is crucial to your child’s safety.
Julia Howard
www.amberalertgps.com
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Just now checked the criminal database for offenders in our area “76092″. Wanted to see the location where this offender lived and went on to Google. When I went down to the street level, I saw a School Bus standing by just opposite to this address. What can we do about the same? It is far away from my home, however, it can be trouble for school kids from the area.
Comment by Mike — July 2, 2011 @ 5:07 pm