Vigilantism

Be on the lookout for scammers calling EMPLOYERS asking for registrants. We’ve received reports from members whose employers received calls from a scammer pretending to be Detective Keith McCoy. FAC has confirmed this is a scam and police reports have been filed. The number he is calling from is 863-862-5101 (you may get a voicemail with a fake sheriffs office

A Wellington father was arrested and faces a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a registered sex offender 17 times after he allegedly made comments his minor daughter. The victim, who wasn’t identified, was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors say they determined he had been stabbed 17 times. Officers spoke to the victim, who stated that

The woman accused of shooting up a home for registered sex offenders in Fresno, California on August 30th was in court on yesterday. Jennifer Cedano faces four felony charges, including assault with a semi-automatic firearm. She opened fire in the home hitting one man. Within a month of that incident, in Freemont, California, Varun Suresh stabbed and killed a 71

Over the weekend, news emerged that Ian Watkins — former lead singer of the Welsh band Lostprophets, convicted in 2013 of heinous sexual offenses — was murdered in an English prison. His death has been widely reported, often with an undertone of satisfaction or even celebration. But this story is not about Watkins. It’s about a much larger, deeply disturbing

An Ohio resident is unhappy that his neighbor is a registrant, so he has posted a banner on his property and pointing to the neighbor’s house, asking travelers down the street to honk and telling his neighbor to move. This type of vigilantism is not just a nuisance, but it invites the public to harass the registrant by honking at