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Tracking sexual predators in your neighborhood
Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo announced an enhanced Web site feature (www.franklincountyauditor.com) that allows parents and other Franklin County residents to identify and locate registered sex offenders and predators who live near by.
After doing a property search on the site's real estate page, a user can click on the "area sex offender inquiry" and view pertinent information on all registered sex offenders within a two-mile radius of their residence. A small orange flag shows up on a detailed map letting the user know the name of the sexual offender and where he or she lives.
The additional information found when clicking on a flag includes a photo of the sexual offender, his or her address, a detailed physical description and a listing of all his or her offenses.
Mingo said the Web site's popularity made the enhancement designed with the safety of Franklin County residents in mind a natural fit for his office.
"In surveying the technological abilities of our office, I realized that the auditor's office already possessed a vehicle for providing this key information to the public," he said. "It was then just a question of implementation."
The area sex offender inquiry combines information from the Ohio Attorney General's Web site and Franklin County Sheriff's Web site. For more information, visit www.franklincountyauditor.com or call 462-7399.
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