PRESS RELEASE: Operation Storm Troupers - 8/8/11

TCSO Deputies, US Marshals and GDC Probation Officers conducted compliance checks on a majority of Troup County's 211 registered Sex Offenders.

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On August 3rd and 4th, approximately 67 Law Enforcement Officers, Agents, Deputies, Investigators and Administrators from various agencies including the United States Marshals Service (15), United States Secret Service (8), Georgia Department of Corrections (Probation Division - 10), the Georgia State Bureau of Pardons and Paroles (6), the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (10), the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (3) and the Troup County Sheriff’s Office (15) conducted a sex offender registry compliance operation named “Operation Storm ‘Troup’ers” throughout LaGrange, West Point and Hogansville, in Troup County.

As a result, 115 registered Sex Offenders’ addresses were successfully verified. 12 of those registered were found to have moved without giving proper notification; therefore, being non-compliant in regards to the conditions set forth within the legal limitations of their registration. Warrants are, presently, being issued for their arrests.

The Operation also culminated in an additional 11 arrests for offenses such as Probation Violations, Possession of Marijuana, a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Assault and Failure to Appear (as scheduled in the appropriate Court). Further, three weapons and small amounts of Marijuana & Cocaine were seized during the Operation.

United States Marshals Service Senior Inspector and Sex Offender Investigations Coordinator for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division), Katrina Crouse, adds “The main goal of this operation was to conduct a show of force, law enforcement unity and cooperation in keeping a watch on the county’s sex offenders; thus, ensuring they are complying will all requirements and apprehending those who have violated state, local and federal laws. In doing so, the operation should increase public safety throughout the greater Troup County area and the State of Georgia.”

The Troup County Sheriff’s Office, presently, monitors 211 registered Sex Offenders within the Georgia Registry. Some of those offenders live at addresses provided to the Sheriff’s Office in accordance with Georgia Law. Others may be incarcerated, while some are also monitored by Probation or Parole authorities.

Offender Watch is the Nation’s leading registered Sex Offender management and community notification program, whereby Troup County citizens can receive email updates instantaneously, whenever an offender’s information is collected and posted by the Troup County Sheriff’s Office. The email service is absolutely confidential; and, allows citizens to register as many addresses as they wish, free-of-charge! You may also take advantage of the mapping and searching tools available on Offender Watch through the Troup County Sheriff’s Office website: http://www.troupcountysheriff.org/. For more information, please contact us at (706)883-1616.