The Josephine County Sheriff's Office just completed a multi-agency, county-wide sex offender compliance and outstanding warrant sweep called Operation Sentinel.
The March 6th through 10th operation targeted sex offenders and individuals with outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants including repeat offenders, violent offenders and those who fled to avoid prosecution or absconded from justice.
The compliance checks conducted in Operation Sentinel included door-to-door verification of addresses reported by sex offenders as their residences to confirm or deny the validity of their registrations. By conducting this operation, the risk of recidivism is reduced and the accuracy of the database is improved, making it a more valuable tool for keeping the community safe.
The results of Operation Sentinel included 624 compliance checks, 45 sex offender registrations post-contact, 87 actions taken against offenders, 19 felony warrant arrests, three probationary detainers, five misdemeanor warrant arrests, one probable cause for a stolen firearm, and the seizure of 4.3 grams of fentanyl and 5.8 grams of methamphetamine.
The operation was executed with assistance from the US Marshals Service, Oregon State Police Sex Offender Registration Section, Rogue Area Drug Enforcement, Josephine County Community Corrections, Grants Pass Police Department, Oregon State Police, US Postal Inspection Service and Josephine County District Attorney's Office.
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to protecting with courage and serving with compassion as it works to ensure all offenders in the county are brought to justice and all sex offenders are in compliance to increase public safety.
