A sheriff’s operation to ensure registered sex offenders are compliant in their terms of release netted 27 arrests during a two-month span.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Crimes Against Children detail along with State Parole agents, County Probation officers, and officers from the San Bernardino and Redlands police departments fanned out around the county making compliance checks in part of a national program known as Operation Broken Heart. Full Article
The beginning of the Article says 700 people were checked on, and the end of the Article says 369 were Compliant.
Codename – Operation Broken Heart ranking right up there with Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Fox and etc. etc.
Thanks to all those brave soldiers who fought this dangerous and bloody war against this dreaded and treacherous enemy. (sarcasm, of course)
And without a doubt, every single one of those checks was conducted on overtime.
Clearly, there is a manipulation on the numbers. Either law enforcement partaking in “Operation Broken Heart” is not being honest in the figures, the newspaper reporter, or both? Seems very Tom Tobinish to me…
Same thing with a recent article on a Sacramento Sweep:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article71288737.html
Headline “43 Arrests in Sacramento County Operation Targeting Sex Offenders”…sounds like they arrested 43 registered citizens right?
Read the article:
2 day sweep (April 6-7)
426 Contacts
ONLY 16 OF WHICH WERE EVEN REGISTERED CITIZENS!!!
“More than 1/2 of the 16 were arrested for being out of compliance” so 9ish probably though they don’t say specifically how many, the rest were just vagrants who had outstanding warrants.
Yet headline on ABC10 website “28 sex offenders arrested in Sacramento County sweep”
http://www.abc10.com/story/news/local/sacramento/2015/11/20/28-sex-offenders-arrested-sacramento-county-sweep/76133652/
and headline on KCRA website “28 sex offenders arrested along American River Parkway …” http://www.kcra.com/news/28-sex-offenders-arrested-along-american-river-parkway/36586044
The media loves to distort the #’s any chance they can get and the law enforcement press releases are purposely worded to be ambiguous so that this will happen!
It was my understanding that the Duty to Register meant that an RSO needed to report yearly or monthly, whatever the case may be.
I did not know that this has been construed to mean that RSO’s need to provide proof on demand that they are in compliance with their Registry.
Well, sorry to hear this. If you move, you do have to change your address. Plus, using drugs isn’t a good idea. I have a few questions for people/or I need their constructive opinion. I’ve been doing a major home rehab for more than a year. I’m registering now in the City of (?). I’ve been doing this for a year or more. I’m moving back to a different city (residence complete). It’s located in a county where obtaining a Certificate of Rehab is tough (I tried back in 2007). As such, according to the registry, if you stay or even spend the night periodically at another location, you must register there? I was thinking of registering at both locations and trying a Certificate of Rehab in the county where my residence isn’t located? Any thoughts? Let’s think about this in a legal way.
It’s that time of year for SBC I guess. Here’s more press releases:
http://www.vvdailypress.com/article/20160520/NEWS/160529974
http://www.highlandnews.net/news/breaking_news/operation-broken-heart-results-in-arrests/article_c23eeac8-20f2-11e6-9ae1-e3f4e71a9faf.html
http://cms.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/MediaCenter/SheriffPressReleases/PressReleasesfor2016/May/RanchoCucamonga-OJJDPOperationBrokenHeart.aspx
When I (not on parole or probation) was visited for the 2nd time last year (just a month prior to my annual), there was a confrontation with the officer who visited me. In contacting the dept., I was informed they do these compliance checks twice a year.
I wonder what the next operation will be called “Finger up a$$” ? they have operation boo, broken heart, all stupid names to make the public think they are doing work.. LAME… 27 arrests of RSO’s for violations over a 24 month period is NOTHING, most parole offices arrest a FEW RSO’s for so called rules violations on a daily basis ! this is all to make the public think they are doing thier job… piss poor excuse.
Main message this propaganda wants to give the public is 27 sex offenders arrested. Hip, hip, hooray, government making us all safe, law enforcement doing its job! The numbers are there to give the appearance of being a well thought out article. The public isn’t going to check them out. Thank you, the two who pointed this out on the comments section on the article page.
They keep deleting my comments.
Thanks Anonymous. I have a few ideas. As noted, even if you stay there periodically, you must register! From what I’ve read/and experienced, you must inform the county you where convicted of if you file in another county. I doubt they can arrest you for still registering? My response, my wife and I have been having marital issues and I’m not sure how to answer that!
SB county does two compliance checks per year, at least this is the case while under supervision (parole/probation). In the meantime, 2016 has been a record year for homicides in both cities of San Bernardino and Highland.
Don’t Answer your door when they show up. There are no laws that say you must open your door to them. If they don’t call me first to tell me their coming, I don’t answer the door. They can knock all day long for all I care. If you Violate the registry, tell the judge you want a judge and jury of your peers, not his peers.
Also if you break any laws try telling the judge the law wasn’t written for our Class since were separate.
And, if true, it would be nice if they would make it clear something, “None were rearrested for sexual related offenses”
None of this surprises me. Even if they didn’t do regular compliance checks, they would be doing Halloween checks every year on RSOs. This is very common in a lot of states. Make sure you have your lights out & not handing out candy to the kiddies
Correct. I live in OC (expunged battery/Summary Probation/20 years ago/nothing prior/since). They show up twice s year? I was rather shocked the first time/they looked like contractors. I asked them a few questions and they didn’t know the answer (beach ban). I’m rather offended because they act like I’m some terrible person. I’ve always been very cordial. I’ll no longer answer the door.
I’ve invested in fencing my entire property and putting in iron gates. No one can even get into my yard. Good luck checking up on me!
Had 2 police knock at my door today at 9:30 AM asking me if I was who I am. I said I was indeed that person and then they asked for ID to prove it even though they had my info and picture on the clipboard. I showed my ID and they left.
This is just a reminder that they are always watching us…just a reminder that they own us.
Once you are off parole/probation in CA there is NO “beach ban” and no “park ban”(at least not in my county)… I dont think they can enforce it anyways as a citizen has access to places that he pays for in taxes….I think some counties did this but they were thrown out as beaches and parks are public(again at least in CA) I know I take my dog to the beach, and parks, I am a 290 and will continue to do so, as im not on parole/probation.. (dog beach) I pay taxes and I pay for parks, and beaches .. I dont know about candy/lights on Halloween, I think the porch light off (in CA) is only for parole/probation again, then again im above 30 and have passed out candy like maybe TWICE in my life ! once in my late teens and once like late 20’s ! dont care to pass candy out (I guess im the scrooge of Halloween aha)
Here you go: this is very vague!
Registration At More Than One Residence. Registrants who regularly reside at more than one residence address must register at each address, regardless of the number of days or nights spent there. If the addresses are in different jurisdictions, the registrant must go to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over each address (Pen. Code § 290.010).
Now, if you had a hard ass cop and he asked, have you been at this residence before? No. Ok. I could have a gf in ? If I slept there once a year and didn’t register, I could be non compliant! So, I’m just following the law!
The roving Compliance Checkers just visited me this evening. I stood at the gate to my property, confirmed who I am. They asked if they could come into my house. I said, “No.” They asked, “Why is that?” I explained that my civil rights attorney* said, “Never allow police officers into your house unless they have a warrant.” They asked if I had any computers and said, “I guess we can’t look at those either?” “Not without a warrant.” Then they pretty much shrugged and said, “Okay, see to next year.”
*civil rights attorney=Janice!
David..you should have said on the cya next year… Doubtful as either 1) you have a new policy in effect to NOT ANSWER the door to anyone, or 2) youll be working on the job ha ha, Its good you gave sticked it to the man !….”and they walked away with their tail in-between their legs” ahah they are the SCUM out harassing people now, sounds like they are the predator now ! What city/county/agency was this so we all know ? 🙂 If you dont mind ?
Jake, I’m in SoCal. (The officer did seem a bit chagrined when I told her that I hadn’t been compliance-checked for the last two years so I hope that their agency wasn’t receiving federal funds for a job it hasn’t been doing.)
David: yea me to (so cal) and ROFL on the stupid cops NOT doing their job for the last 2 yrs…