Law enforcement officers across Franklin County, Ohio, recently completed a weeklong initiative aimed at confirming whether registered sex offenders are living at their officially recorded addresses.

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The initiative, known as Operation Verify, took place during the week of August 10. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office led the effort in partnership with the U.S. Marshals and Franklin County Parole and Probation. Officers checked a total of 1,949 addresses across the county during the targeted operation.

Deputies successfully verified 894 of the visited addresses. However, 1,055 locations—representing more than half of the addresses checked—could not be verified during the weeklong operation.

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Capt. David Barrick stated that the agency’s primary goal is 100% compliance to ensure offenders are located where required by law. While some individuals may have simply been at work or away when deputies knocked, Barrick estimated that between 5% and 15% of registered sex offenders—approximately 200 individuals—are out of compliance.

During the home visits, some residents informed deputies that the individuals listed on the registry did not live at those locations. Law enforcement also received multiple tips from community members regarding where offenders were residing, which investigators are currently reviewing and triaging.

While deputies perform registry checks throughout the year, Operation Verify dedicates additional law enforcement resources specifically to address checks. So far this year, authorities have filed 120 warrants against offenders for failing to register or for not living at their reported addresses.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

Wararka Af-Soomaaliga

Franklin County oo Baaray 2,000 oo Ciwaan oo Dambiilayaal Galmo ah

Xafiiska Shariifka ee Franklin County ee ku yaalla magaalada Columbus, Ohio, ayaa soo gabagabeeyay hawlgal loogu magac daray “Operation Verify,” kaasi oo lagu baarayay inay dadka loo diiwaan geliyay dambiyada galmada ay ku nool yihiin ciwaanadii ay horay ugu sheegeen hay’adaha sharciga.

Hawlgalkan oo dhacay toddobaadkii ka bilaabmay 10-ka Ogosto, ayaa waxaa ka qayb qaatay saraakiil ka socota Xafiiska Shariifka Franklin County, U.S. Marshals, iyo Waaxda Parole and Probation ee Franklin County. Intii uu hawlgalku socday, saraakiisha ayaa booqday wadateel ah 1,949 ciwaanso oo ku yaalla dhulka ismaamulkaas.

Sida laga soo xigtay saraakiisha, 894 oo ka mid ah ciwaanadaas ayaa si buuxda looga xaqiijiyay inay dambiilayaashaasi degan yihiin. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, ka badan meel dhexe — oo ah 1,055 ciwaanada la baaray — ayaan la xaqiijin karin intii uu hawlgalku socday.

Kabtan David Barrick oo ka tirsan Xafiiska Shariifka Franklin County ayaa sheegay in ujeedkoodu yahay in 100% la hantaan u hoggaansanaanta sharciga. Barrick ayaa tilmaamay in dadka qaarkood ay laga yaabo inay ku jireen shaqooyinkooda caadiga ah marka ay saraakiishu albaabada garaacayeen, balse wuxuu qiyaasay in marka la eego xogaha lagu meel-gaaro 5% ilaa 15% (ama 10%, oo u dhiganta ku dhawaad 200 oo dambiile) aysan ku joogin ciwaanadii loo qasbay.

Barrick ayaa sidoo kale xaqiijiyay in marka albaabada la garaacayay ay jireen milkiilayaal guryaha oo saraakiisha u sheegay in aysan waligood arkin ama aysan gurigaas ku noolayn shaqsiyaadka la raadinayo. Booliska ayaa sidoo kale helay xogo badan oo ka yimid bulshada, kuwaas oo ku saabsan meelaha ay degan yihiin ama aysan deganayn dadkan, kuwaas oo ay hadda baarayaashu dib u eegis ku samaynayaan.

Inkasta oo saraakiishu ay sannadka dhan samaynayaan kontoroolka ciwaanada, hawlgalka Operation Verify ayaa agab iyo shaqaale dheeraad ah loo kireeyay. Tan iyo bilowgii sannadkan, waxa ay hay’adaha sharcigu soo saareen 120 amarrada qabashada ah (warrants) oo ka dhan ah dambiilayaal ku fashilmay inay is diiwaan geliyaan ama ku noolaadaan ciwaanadii ay horay u bixiyeen.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus