Sex Offender Sweep a Huge Success in Sacramento County

An operation aimed at cracking down on registered sex offenders who aren’t in compliance with state law was a great success, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said on Saturday.

Operation Valley Guardian was coordinated by the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement team and involved 16 state, local and federal agencies, including the Rancho Cordova Police Department, and over 160 officers elected to take part in the 10 hour operation on Saturday. The operation was the largest registered sex offender contact effort coordinated in Sacramento County history.

Sheriff spokesman Tim Curran said in a statement that over 1,600 registered sex offenders were contacted and 24 were arrested during the operation. Police also collected information that could lead to 200 additional arrests for violating the terms of their registration, Curran said.

The Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement team is a multi-jurisdictional effort involving the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, the Sacramento Police Department and the U.S. Marshall’s Office. The team’s efforts including monitoring and arresting registered sex offenders who are out of compliance with state law. The team also conducts surveillance operations to prevent sexual assault as well as re-offenses by sex offenders.

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Posted by Anne Lowe on Oct 28 2009. Filed under Public Safety. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.