Parole and Probation Target Sex Offenders on Halloween

Safety is not on the minds of little ghosts and goblins. On Halloween, the hunt is purely for the candy that lies behind every door. But parents are learning trick or treating is not a spectator sport.

"We go with family and there is never a time that we turn our backs. There is always one adult that goes up to the door with them," said Albert Ramos.

Strict rules keep sex offenders from being able to open their doors for kids on Halloween, but parents are still encouraged to know which homes to avoid trying. "I usually go in the neighborhood I live in -- just around there and that is it," said Kim Lucas.

"If they are going somewhere outside of their own neighborhood, definitely look on the website to find out who the registered sex offenders are in that area," said Sgt. Michele Jackson with Nevada Parole & Probation.

Sgt. Jackson says teams will again be out with Operation Scarecrow, making sure sex offenders are obeying the rules and keeping to themselves this holiday. "Children are out in mass numbers and we are focusing on the offenders that have focused on children in the past. If their conviction has a child victim, then those are the ones that we definitely want to make sure that they are doing what they are suppose to do and are not looking for new victims," she said.

Beyond making sure there is no candy being passed out at homes, officers will also be at large gatherings making sure they don't see any familiar faces. "We are looking for any place that a sex offender might think they can sneak by and go undetected. We are going to try and be there," said Sgt. Jackson.