sex offenders

Do they live in your neighborhood? Over the last 5 years the number of sex offenders who live in Yakima has been consistently between 500 and 700.

Today 910 sex offenders live in the valley each legally labeled as an offender after being convicted in court.

Authorities are also now including those who have been convicted of kidnapping. 12 people convicted of that crime are now being monitored by authorities in Yakima.

Crime Stoppers of Yakima County needs your help in locating these fugitives of the law. If you have a tip to the whereabouts of any one of these criminals, you can leave a tip anonymously. If your tip leads to an apprehension, you could receive a $1,000 reward.

All the sex offenders are visited or monitored by sheriff's deputies on a weekly or monthly basis.

And with Halloween around the corner Ross says it's vitally important for parents to know where the sex offenders are living in Yakima. https://yakimacounty.us/220/Sheriffs-Office

There are a total of 864 sex offenders live in the Yakima Valley and authorities are urging parents to know where the offenders live to protect kids during Halloween trick or treating.

Story by Terry Chick of KIMA It's a frightening report: sex offenders who slipped through the cracks and were found working in daycare and child care facilities. Some sex offenders were around kids in foster families, and one was even found working at a school...