Offender Watch alerting about Dangerous Neighbors

In Oconee County, there is approximately 154 registered sex offenders. With summer here, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office encourages citizens to review their website to see which of these offenders live around them. The mapping and address feature found on the website pinpoints exactly where an offender lives and citizens can even sign up for automatic email alerts should an offender move close within any address they register (radius is specified upon registration). “The benefit of registering for this confidential e-mail alert service allows us to monitor your important addresses for you, thereby keeping you up to date of newly registered offenders and making it unnecessary for you to have to check your important addresses daily or even weekly. You can register any and all of the addresses where your children spend a lot of time, for example friends, grandparents, or babysitters addresses” says Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. The alerts are in real-time and sent out via e-mail as soon as a new offender has registered with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. The website for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is www.oconeelaw.com. Citizens should click on the link Sex Offender Search and follow the instructions to check their neighborhood and sign up to receive e-mail alerts. Also be sure to check out our safety tips with many topics to review helping you and your family understand what you can do to help stay safe.