Category Archive for : ‘RESIDENCY RESTRICTION LAWS’

As a violation of Suffolk County’s new residency restriction law, four registered Level 3 sex offenders living in the same house in Mastic have been ordered to leave because the house sits within a quarter-mile of an educational site.  The law was drafted by Legislator Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor) and enacted in June.  It prohibits sex offenders from living within a quarter of a mile from licensed schools, playgrounds, day care centers and other places where children congregate.  Officials of Parents for Megan’s Law realized that a community center at

Mastic residents claim they have seen dramatic changes in their neighborhood and said they have had enough.  The breaking point came when residents discovered that, at a home at 115 Eleanor Avenue, four registered, level three offenders were living under the same roof.  On August 28, in response to the citizen’s complaints, Suffolk County Legislator Kate Browning (WF-Shirley) held a press conference to announce a proposal that would prevent Suffolk County’s Department of Social Services, or any contract agencies that work in conjunction with the department, from placing more than

Legislator Kate Browning (WFP-Shirley), a Suffolk lawmaker, filed legislation yesterday that would prevent more than one registered sex offender from living at the same residence.  Browning announced the proposed bill in Mastic, down the block from 115 Eleanor Avenue, a small home that houses four registered Level 3 sex offenders, considered to be the most dangerous.  Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley said the town is looking into the constitutionality of changing its zoning laws to break up sex offender clusters.  Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law, said the

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Lori Collins, convicted in 2002 of statutory rape for having sex with a 15 year old when she was39, searched lonely stretches of country roads and scoured industrial lots for a place she couldlive as a registered sex offender. When she finally thought she found a house 35 miles east ofAtlanta, she learned it was near a school bus stop, which means the house is off-limits under a newGeorgia law, one of the strictest sex offender laws in the nation. Georgia’s law prohibits themfrom living, working or loitering within

In the triangle defined by Northport to the west, Wading River to the east, and Middle Country to the south, there are at least 22 level 3 sex offenders, the highest risk level for reoffending living in the area.  Just knowing where they live is an important step in protecting yourself and your family from harm.  Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan’s Law (PFML), the nationwide children’s sexual abuse advocacy group headquartered in Stony Brook, explained one reason why knowing that convicted sex offenders are living locally is

Putnam County legislators have approved a bill to limit where convicted sex offenders can go.  The measure, passed Tuesday night, still must be signed by the county executive.  It would bar offenders from living, working or spending time within 2,500 feet of places where children congregate, including schools, bus stops, child-care facilities, nature preserves, parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities.  Also off limits would be multifamily residences and housing developments with 10 or more homes on less than a third of an acre.