LANCASTER – A five-hour Halloween enforcement operation targeting paroled sex offenders in the Antelope Valley ended late Friday night without any arrests, authorities said.
“We found no violations, which is a good thing,” said California State Adult Parole Operations Supervisor Larry Dorsey.
Now in its 21st year, Operation Boo is an annual statewide safety initiative aimed at protecting young trick-or-treaters from sexual predators on Halloween. Parole agents conduct compliance checks on known sex offenders to make sure they’re following special orders, including a 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, during which parolees must remain indoors with the exterior lights turned off, and a ban on Halloween decorations and distributing candy.
For this year’s Operation Boo, four teams of parole agents visited 33 locations throughout the Antelope Valley, including Lancaster, Palmdale, Lake Los Angeles and Antelope Acres, according to Dorsey.
“We focused on registered sex offenders who have been convicted of 288, which is child molestation,” Dorsey said. “We conducted a door knock at the parolees’ residences and did a visual search to ensure they were in compliance with their parole conditions.”
“This is done annually, so it’s no big surprise to the parolees… but it definitely gave us an opportunity to see what these guys are doing after hours on a Friday night,” Dorsey said, adding that Operation Boo this year was “very successful.”
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Rich says
I see it this way. America trusts people until they prove they aren’t trustworthy. just like violent felons are not allowed to carry guns, theses individuals were allowed to be around children until they proved that they couldn’t be trusted. they made their choices and are now restricted from being able to easily make that same choice.
if you trust your best friend in your house at one point would you trust him again if he stole from you? its the same concept just on a larger scale. I personally do not trust these individuals to not make the same mistake twice, maybe im just not a trusting person but that is how the government sees it as well.
donovan says
Those low life scum bags have every right to move on from their past and enjoy the same liberties as you. How nice of your self to think u have any authority over another person trying to live their life. Your no better than the next person. Police yourself and worry less about others. You might learn something
Irena says
No actually they do not have the right to move on. That was taken from them once they were convicted. Are you suggesting that sexual predators not be monitored?
I do agree that the unknown predators amongst us do pose a significant threat. There is no way of protecting the pubic against that kind of threat but that does not mean that we should ignore the already known threats in the community.
John says
We have one of these low life scum bags living on Vahan Ct. in Lancaster. The entire neighborhood makes sure this guy or should I say dirt bag stays in line! Once a sex offender always a sex offender!
donovan says
And as it happens…the general public is more at risk from unconvicted child abusers…meaning the guy you dont know about down the street is more likely to commit a child offense than the convicted child molester….read up on your statistics dude!
Danny says
Irrelevant, keep those in check that are known and weed out the rest
John says
Donovan-I know what I am talking about. FACT: THE RECIDIVISM FOR CHILD ABUSERS IS 90%-DUDE!
Nancy P says
Is this article about child abusers? NO, it’s about sex offenders. Your statistic may be true for child abuse,