Alabama county rounding up sex offenders on Halloween
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — A southeast Alabama county is trying to round up all of its convicted sex offenders on Halloween night to make sure they can't come in contact with children who are trick-or-treating.
The Russell County Sheriff's Department is requiring about 35 sex offenders who are on probation or parole to come to the county courthouse in Phenix City on Monday night for a mandatory meeting. The county's 115 other registered sex offenders are being asked to come to the meeting voluntarily.
An aide to Sheriff Heath Thomas said offenders will get an update on the latest registration requirements. They might also watch a movie because the training won't take long, she said.
Phenix City is on the Alabama state line near Columbus, Ga.
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