Santa Rosa sex offender sweep finds most in compliance

A countywide law enforcement check of registered sex offenders Thursday afternoon found that 94 of 119 offenders were in compliance with residential requirements, Santa Rosa police said.

The random checks are done to determine whether locally registered sex offenders are complying with Section 290 of the California penal code, which, among other things, requires that the registered sex offender live at the residence listed during their most current registration.

A dozen local law enforcement agencies participated in the operation.

According to a police press release, 103 registrants were home and ?94 were in compliance. Two people were arrested; one in Santa Rosa ?for an outstanding warrant and the other, ?in Rohnert Park, was living at an address that was not listed on his registration.

Police said seven cases are being investigated to determine if charges are warranted.

The law enforcement agencies participating ?in the random checks included the Petaluma Police Department; Cotati Police Department; Rohnert Park Department of ?Public Safety; Sebastopol Police Department; Sonoma Police Department; and Sonoma County Probation.

Also participating were the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office; Santa Rosa Police Department; Windsor Police Department; and Healdsburg Police Department.

Police did not release information about the registered sex offenders. That information is publicly available through the Megan’s Law website administered by the state Department of Justice.

You can reach Staff Writer Martin Espinoza at 521-5213 or martin.espinoza@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter ?@renofish.