LOVELOCK - The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Division of Parole and Probation, along with detectives with the Investigation Division, conducted a two-day weekend operation Jan. 26-27. The mission of the two operations was to conduct surveillance and home contacts on supervised sex offenders residing in Washoe County and rural communities in northern Nevada, including Winnemucca, Lovelock, Battle Mountain and Elko, in an effort to increase the level of public safety. The mission of the two operations was to conduct surveillance and home contacts on supervised sex offenders residing in Washoe County and rural counties in Northern Nevada in an effort to increase the level of public safety. The Division Received funding for the operation through a United States Department of Justice COPS grant. The Division of Parole and Probation is tasked with monitoring sex offenders in the community who are currently being supervised for terms of parole, probation and lifetime supervision. The majority of these cases have special conditions that impose restrictions on the offender. At the conclusion of Operation Reveille and Solace-2, the Division of Parole and Probation, assisted by the Division of Investigations, conducted 172 sex offender contacts, 89 collateral contacts, 25 surveillances, 65 drug tests, two field contacts and two employment verifications. Additionally, several computers and phones were confiscated and booked into evidence for further investigation. Three sex offenders were arrested for violating the terms of their supervision.[[In-content Ad]]
