A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department sweep targeting registered sex offenders residing in and around Moreno Valley to confirm their compliance with parole and probation requirements netted 16 arrests, authorities said Friday.
Deputies visited numerous residences Wednesday, contacting a total 115 registered sex offenders, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Martinez.
Sex registrants are required under California Penal Code section 290 to notify authorities in local jurisdictions when and exactly where they have established residency. The law also prohibits an offender from having contact with minors, other than relatives, as well as imposing other restrictions.
Martinez said 16 registrants were determined to be in violation of their probation and parole terms.
Violations included alleged possession of controlled substances, possession of child pornography and related offenses, according to the sergeant.
The convicted felons were taken into custody without incident and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.
Similar compliance sweeps are planned in the coming months.