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7/20/2016 Watertown first in county to tighten restrictions on level 3 sex offenders <br />and rural Jordan. <br />Numbers spike the Twin Cities metro area, with 139 level 3 sex offenders registered in Hennepin <br />County alone, but the Carver County Sheriff's Office is notified any time a predatory sex <br />offender is released into the area where they have jurisdiction. Authorities then provide <br />notification to the community. <br />'We don't currently have any level 3 offenders living in Carver County," said Barry. As far as <br />violations go for offender registries, in the last five and half years, so as of today, we've had a <br />total of 24 violations, 16 of those were charged" <br />Barry said the statistics, which go back to 2011, include some minor violations, such as an <br />offender registering a day late or failing to notify the sheriffs office about a change in vehicle. <br />'We do go out and make contact with them up to twice a year," said Barry. <br />The Watertown City Council voted unanimously to amend the ordinance on Tuesday, July 28. <br />'Only 39 of the 805 cities in Minnesota have instituted this type of an ordinance," said Walters. <br />'The cost of a predatory offender victimization to our society at large, it's not calculable because <br />we don't know, but it's definitely steep. If you have somebody like this next to your parks or one <br />of these guys next to your school, you're rolling the dice" <br />The new city ordinance is effective as of July 15, 2016. <br />Follow The Carver County News on Facebook to stay connected. <br />Filed Under: Carver County News, CCN, Mayer, NYA, NYA Times, Sun Patriot, Waconia, Waconia <br />Patriot, Watertown <br />r ^ SUN PATRIOT <br />Advertising Information I Contact Us I Subscribe I Jobs & Classifieds <br />Copyright ©2016 ECM Publishers, Inc. • All Rights Reserved <br />http://sunpatriot.com/2016/07/15/Watertown-first-in-county-to-tighten-restrictions-on-level-3-sex-offenders/ 3/4 <br />