Every effort is made to confirm sex offenders are in compliance with the law.
Sweeps are an effective operational tool performed in collaboration with partnering federal, state, county and city law enforcement agencies to ensure registered sex offenders are in compliance. Not all sweep operations result in a press release.
Read more from local reports:
Coos County Sheriff's Office-Facebook Page (April 14, 2025): "Operation Dredge the Bay: North Bend Sweep Results"
KDRV, Channel 12 (March 13, 2025): "Multi-agency, county-wide sex offender and outstanding warrant sweep"
925theticket (November 21, 2024): "Sex Offender Sweep Nets Arrests"
Washington County Sheriff's Office (August 5, 2024): "Sex Offender Compliance Mission Concludes"
Albany Police Department-Flash Alert (July 10, 2024): "Successful Sex Offender Sweep in Albany"
Elkhorn Media Group (April 11, 2024): "Multiple agencies partner in warrant, sex offender compliance sweep"
Corvallis Police Department-Press Release (November 1, 2023): “Benton County Sex Offender Compliance Sweep”
KATU Channel 2 News (July 8, 2023): “Operation Whiskers: 20 arrests made in Washington County sex offender compliance sweep"
Washington County Sheriff's Office (July 8, 2023):" ‘Operation Whiskers’ Results in Over 500 Sex Offender Compliance Checks"
KEZI Channel 9 (July 13, 2022): "U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement sting sex offenders in Lane County"