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PREDATORY OFFENDER REGISTRY <br /> The Predatory Offender Registry(POR) is maintained by the Minnesota Bureau of <br /> Criminal Apprehension (BCA). The registry was created to monitor predatory offenders <br /> in the state of Minnesota. Predatory offenders are placed into three categories referred <br /> to by the BCA as Level I, Level II, and Level III. Level I offenders are considered least <br /> likely to re-offend. Level III offenders are considered most likely to re-offend. <br /> The POR Registry keeps track of each offender's home and work addresses, as well as <br /> vehicles registered to and used by the offender. <br /> The Pequot Lakes Police Department monitors the individuals residing within the City <br /> of Pequot Lakes and the City of Jenkins. The list of registered predatory offenders <br /> residing in our communities is updated monthly by the Pequot Lakes Police <br /> Department. This number is fluid as offenders are constantly moving in and/or out of <br /> our cities. At any given time there are normally around fifteen offenders residing within <br /> these areas. <br /> At the end of 2014,there were eleven offenders. One offender was classified as a Level <br /> III offender, two offenders were classified as Level II offenders, three offenders were <br /> classified as Level I offenders, and all others were not assigned a risk level. It should be <br /> noted that Risk Levels were not put into place prior to January 1, 1997. That in mind, a <br /> `not assigned' offender may actually qualify as a Level III but not actually classified as <br /> one due to being released from prison prior to the classification system being put in <br /> place. <br /> In addition to monthly updates, officers made a minimum of four contacts during 2014 <br /> with each offender at their registered address to verify that the offenders were in <br /> compliance with the state's registration requirements. Digital pictures were also taken <br /> of each offender in order to update the BCA files. Officers also verify other offender <br /> information such as vehicles, employment, housing situation, telephone and contact <br /> information. <br /> The Pequot Lakes Police Department will continue to keep a current list of the predatory <br /> offenders living in our jurisdiction and continue to make contact with the offenders at <br /> their registered addresses to verify that the offenders stay compliant. In 2014 Officers <br /> did a total of 71 quarterly compliance checks. <br /> 5 <br />