Operation ADAM-12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE

From: Sheriff Todd Entrekin                                                     Date: May 17, 2012

            Etowah County Sheriff’s Office

SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE CHECK COMPLETE

Law enforcement agencies in Etowah County have completed a two-day sex offender compliance check, also known as ‘Operation ADAM-12’.

Operation ADAM-12 was conducted to verify that sex offenders in the County are in compliance with Alabama sex offender laws.

The following are final statistics from the operation:

·        Total # of offenders: 178

·        Total # of offenders verified: 177

·        Total # of offenders not verified: 1

·        Compliant offenders: 154

·        Non-Compliant offenders: 23

·        % of Non-Compliance: 13%

·        # of offenders currently on State Probation:  49

·        #of offenders currently on State Probation that were non-compliant: 8

·        % of offenders currently on State Probation that were non-compliant: 16%

·        # of Offenders determined Deceased: 2

·        # of Offenders located in Jail: 3

 During the operation three individuals were arrested.  One individual was arrested on warrants of obstruction of justice and receiving stolen property, the second person was arrested on a warrant for first degree rape and the last individual was apprehended for unlawful possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a weapon.

Agencies that participated in the operation include: the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, Gadsden Police Department, U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, FBI, Alabama Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Attalla Police Department, Glencoe Police Department, Rainbow City Police Department, Southside Police Department, Alabama Probation and Parole (Gadsden) Office, and the Etowah County Drug Task Force.

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