HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaw Enforc - Sexual PredatorsAGREEMENT BETWEEN
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF
CITY OF VERO BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF FELLSMERE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SEBASTIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
INDIAN RIVER, SHORES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
THIS AGREEMENT, entered between the Fellsmere Police Department, Indian River
Shores Department of Public Safety, Veto Beach Police Department, Sebastian Police
Department and the Indian River County Sheriff's Office, hereafter called the Law
Enforcement Community is established:
As a sole unit, the Law Enforcement Community recognizes that the safety and
education of the public is better served when approached from a unified front. All
agencies hereby agree to share information, resources and experiences where Sexual
PredatodOffender notification and tracking are concerned. As a means to this end:
The Chief Law Enforcement Official of each individual agency agrees to
establish a COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE represented by a
member of each Law Enforcement Agency to conduct investigations and aid in
the notification of the civilian population within Indian River County.
The Community Notification Committee members agree to meet on a regular
basis to share information involving sexual predators/offenders residing and/or
working in the Community.
The minimum notification protocols will be implemented no later than two (2)
business days after notification of a sexual predator moving into Indian River
County.
The Community Notification Committee will make recommendations to the Chief
Law Enforcement Officials on the public and private agencies outside the law
enforcement community to be directly involved in the notification or investigative
process.
The cost of community notifications shall be the responsibility of the Agency
where the sexual predator/offender is residing. In the event an Agency does not
have funds to pay for the notification, a request for assistance may be made to
the Notification Committee.
SEXUAL PREDATOR/OFFENDER NOTIFICATION: -
Upon notification that a Sexual Predator has moved into Indian River County, the
Indian River Sheriff's Office will FAX a copy of the registration form, including the
photograph to all law enforcement agencies in the county.
II.
The Indian River County Sheriff's Office will make direct contact with the agency
having jurisdiction of the predator's residence. The Indian River County
Sheriff's Office based on the registration information will initiate an offense
report. This report will be delivered to the Law Enforcement Agency conducting
the investigation, along with an original, color photograph of the predator. An
investigative checklist, agreed upon by the committee, will be used as a
guideline to ensure the investigations are standardized throughout the
community.
II1.
The jurisdictional agency, after conducting an investigation into the predator's
background, including interviews with the predator, accessing the neighborhood
where the predator lives and works, may notify the Community Notification
Committee for the purpose of reporting the results of the investigation and to
distribute additional information when necessary. It is strongly suggested to
convene if exigent circumstances exist. The committee will make a
recommendation to the Chief and the Shedff of the agencies involved as to the
best-recommended method, frequency and time frame of community notification.
At a minimum, all notifications involving Sexual Predators may include:
Placement of a display advertisement in the local newspaper,
along with a standard press release. The investigating agency
shall prepare and distribute both documents to the local media.
Within a two-block radius of the residence of the predator,
handbills will be distributed to each home or business. These
flyers may be mailed, or hand delivered by law enforcement
personnel.
All Law Enforcement Agencies within Indian River County agree to
distribute the informational flyer including the predators photograph
to all schools, both public and private and to all licensed day care
centers within their jurisdictions.
4. Notification on Offenders will be made at the discretion of the Law
Enforcement Agency in the residence jurisdiction.
Additional methods of notification may include, but are not limited to:
Display of posters in common areas such as the public library,
local grocery stores, shopping areas, video stores, movie theaters.
IV.
Distribution of flyers through bulk mailings to all residents within
the county.
Special notifications to local youth group agencies, such as Boy
and Girl Scouts, area youth guidance groups, etc.
4. Community Meetings
In neighborhoods where the residents may not be static, such as
apartment complexes, campgrounds, etc., the need to re-implement the
above steps will need to be reviewed by the Community Notification
Committee.
Community Meetings:
As an additional measure and to further involve the civilian community in our
efforts, a series of Community Meetings may be held. It will be the purpose of
these meetings to educate the general public on what they can expect from Law
Enforcement, and more importantly, what the public can do to protect
themselves and assist law enforcement.
Community meetings may be held in familiar locations, such. as Sebastian
High School, Vero Beach High School and Oslo Middle School.
A Crime Prevention forum to address the changes in the laws with regard
to sexual predator/offender notification may be used.
The Chief Law Enforcement officer of each agency should be prepared to
attend each meeting.
D. An outline for the meeting should include:
Explanation of the Public Safety Information Act.
The types of notification the community can expect.
Additional methods of notification that may be used if the situation
warrants.
What the "neighbors" responsibilitie~ are to the "predator".
Ideas on what the neighborhood can do in ALL circumstances to
help, protect themselves. Reporting suspicious incidents, getting to
know their neighbors, etc.
A list of contacts within each law enforcement agency.
This Agreement constitutes a final written expression of all the terms of this Agreement
and is a complete and exclusive statement of those terms.
IN WITNESS, of the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly
authorized officers.
Roy Ray~nond, S~e~iff"'
Indian River County
Jar~e~d, ~hief of ~olice
Cit~ Vero Bea~
Larry Tippins~' C-~i6f O~ 'Pol'~ce
City of Fellsmere
~ I~avis, Acting Chief of Police
(~/C~ty of Sebastian
Witness