Every effort is made to confirm sex offenders are in compliance with the law.
Sweeps are an effective operational tool performed in collaboration with partnering federal, state, county and city law enforcement agencies to ensure registered sex offenders are in compliance. Not all sweep operations result in a press release.
Read more from local reports:
U.S. Marshals Service (October 31, 2024): "U.S. Marshals Arrest Non-Compliant Sex Offenders During Operation Trick or Treat 2"
Washington County Sheriff's Office (August 5, 2024): "Sex Offender Compliance Mission Concludes"
Albany Police Department-Flash Alert (July 10, 2024): "Successful Sex Offender Sweep in Albany"
Elkhorn Media Group (April 11, 2024): "Multiple agencies partner in warrant, sex offender compliance sweep"
Corvallis Police Department-Facebook Page (November 2, 2023): “Benton County Sex Offender Compliance Sweep”
KATU Channel 2 News (July 8, 2023): “Operation Whiskers: 20 arrests made in Washington County sex offender compliance sweep”
Washington County Sheriff's Office-Facebook Page (June 19, 2022):"
Operation Bobcat"