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MASSENA POLICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO HELP RESIDENTS TRACK SEX OFFENDERS

MASSENA ­ Massena Police Department is making it easier for residents to track nearby sex offenders. The department has launched a new sex offender registration and public notification website called OffenderWatch®.

Massena police will now be part of a nationwide network of over 5,000 law enforcement agencies, which includes over 40 New York agencies.

The service enables people to search for sex offenders, who may be in close proximity to their homes, places of work, schools, churches and daycare centers.

The information is available all day, everyday and is updated in real time by the Massena Police Department as offender information changes and is reported.

As part of this service, users may enter any address of interest to them, and see a map and listing of all offenders within a user-defined radius.

Anyone can register an address to be continuously monitored. Users may confidentially register as many addresses as they like, at no cost. Citizens can access the OffenderWatch® registry at the Massena Police department sex offender search page at: http://www.massenapd.com.

STATE POLICE USE SOCIAL MEDIA AS TOOL TO LOCATE AND ARREST WANTED INDIVIDUALS

(February 5, 2014) The New York State Police will use social media to catch wanted individuals across the state. State Police will launch “Warrant Wednesday” on the Division’s Facebook page asking for the public’s help to track down people who have warrants out for arrest.

Beginning February 5, the New York State police will implement the new, statewide initiative. Each Wednesday, wanted posters will be added to the NYSP Facebook page featuring posters of wanted persons with arrest or bench warrants from across New York State. Previous wanted postings on the State Police Facebook page, and the public’s assistance, have led to the identification and arrest of several individuals.

Each “Warrant Wednesday” posting will include a poster of a wanted individual contributed by State Police Troops across the state. Each poster will include a photo, information about the subject, what they are wanted for, and a contact number for the appropriate State Police station. This will appear as a “photo album” on the State Police Facebook page.

To view the “Warrant Wednesday” postings, you do not need a Facebook account. You can see the postings by visiting the New York State Police Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/nyspolice. If you already have an account, State Police invite you to “Like” the Division’s page.

Postings will also be shared on the New York State Police Twitter page at http://www.twitter.com/@nyspolice.