• How do I find out if a sex offender lives in my area? An update list is available from the New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services - on their site selection Sex Offender Management link.
• The Port Washington Police District has several Detectives that work in conjunction with Federal, State, County and other local law enforcement agencies to track registered sex offenders.   

 NY-ALERT
Sex Offender Relocation Email Alerts

DCJS is partnering with NY-ALERT to allow you to sign up to receive free alerts – via e-mail, text message or fax – whenever a Level 2 or Level 3 sex offender listed on the DCJS website moves into or out of a community or location of interest to you and your family.

Alerts are triggered when addresses for Level 2 and 3 sex offenders listed on the DCJS website are changed on the state’s Sex Offender Registry. Address changes are processed within 24 hours of receipt, Monday through Friday, during regular business hours. The Sex Offender Registration Act requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to maintain a Sex Offender Registry. Sex offenders are classified according to their risk of re-offending: low-risk (Level 1), moderate risk (Level 2) and high-risk (Level 3). The Act requires that DCJS also maintain a public Subdirectory on the internet which only includes Level 2 and 3 offenders.

The Familiar Stranger video, which was created by DCJS to provide parents with crucial information about protecting their children against sexual predators:

View the video: Child Sexual Predators: The Familiar Stranger

(Note: This video contains mature content)