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Halloween 2017: Finding The Sex Offenders In Pasadena

Pasadena has 9 registered sex offenders. Know where they are before Halloween.

PASADENA, TX — Halloween will be here before you know it, and while getting the perfect costume, and buying the candy for all the ghouls and gobblins is high on your list, knowing where the sexo ofenders are in your neighborhood is a must.

To help ensure your child’s safety, the Texas DPS website has recently updated the list of registered sex offenders in the Pasadena area. (Want to get daily news updates and other events going on in your area? Sign up for the free Pasadena Patch morning newsletter.

Parents who want to know where the sex offenders are in their neighborhood, can check the sex offender registry.

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However, Patch has created a map you can use in conjunction with the DPS database that can show you were the sex offenders are in your neighborhood.

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In Pasadena, there are nine registered sex offenders in the city.

However, the DPS database does not include those that are unregistered, in jail, or new to the registry.

Prior to the maps being published, the Board of Directors for the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws wrote letters to Patch asking us not to publish this information to our readers. Click the link below to read what they had to say.

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You can find the sex offenders in your area by checking the DPS Sex Offender Registry, and typing in your address, or zip code.

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