Oct. 26 operation in Rockford finds 231 child sex offenders in compliance with registration requirements

Online Staff Report

Two-hundred thirty-one child sex offenders were found to be in compliance with Child Sex Offender registration requirements following “Operation Safe Treat” Oct. 26 in Rockford.

The operation was a joint effort including the Rockford Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau, Community Services Unit and M-3 Streets Team, Illinois State Police Zone 2 Investigations, the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Marshall’s Office.

The operation entailed conducting compliance checks on child sex offenders with a special emphasis on those offenders who were on probation or parole.

During the operation, 231 offenders were checked for compliance, including 46 offenders who were on probation or parole. All of the offenders checked were compliant with the Child Sex Offender registration requirements.