A recent check of sex offenders in Anchorage found that some were not living where they reported.
During the two-day “Operation Midnight Sun,” the Alaska U.S. Marshals Service — along with the Anchorage Police Department and the state Department of Corrections — performed compliance checks for registered sex offenders who are under supervision with state probation in Anchorage.
Eighty sex offenders were living at the location indicated on the Alaska Sex Offender Registry. Nine were found to be “non-compliant,” and warrants were issued, according to a statement from the U.S. Marshals Service in Alaska.
Of the non-compliant sex offenders, one had moved out of state, prompting a federal investigation.
Updating photos for the sex-offender registry and probation home visits were part of the multi-agency operation that took place Aug. 6-7. The following items were also seized:
1 .22-caliber rifle
6 cellphones “for analysis”
2 computers “for analysis”
1 PlayStation
About 4 ounces of marijuana and drug paraphernalia
