Cumberland Co. Sheriff's Office warns families of sex offenders near bridge
PARTIES WORK OUT, DISAGREEMENTS
OVER WHAT COULD BE CONSIDERED
EVIDENCE.
>> THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS PUT OUT AN
ALERT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW
ABOUT HOMELESS POPULATION
LIVING IN THE TENT COMMUNITIES
WHO ARE REGISTERED OFFENDERS,
WRAL. FAYETTEVILLE REPORTER
GILBERT BAYS JOINS US LIVE
AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT THE
ALERT AND TO A HOMELESS MAN WHO
HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS
GUY OVER.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, CAROL, THAT
THIS A TENSE CITY RIGHT HERE
IS LOCATED HERE OFF OF
GILLESPIE NEAR HIGHWAY 87.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THESE
FACILITIES LOCATED ALL AROUND
NORMALLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
BRIDGE IS NOW ONE POINT OUT
THAT NO ONE HERE HAS A BROKEN
THE LAW. ONE POINT THAT OUT
THE SHERIFF JUST WANT EVERYONE
TO BE SAFE AND THEY STILL WANT
FOLKS TO HELP OUT.
>> THERE ARE 843 REGISTERED
OFFENDERS LIVING IN CUMBERLAND
COUNTY. 24 THEM DON'T HAVE
ADDRESSES. THEY HAVE GPS
COORDINATES. THEIR HOME IS A
TENT ALONGSIDE THE ROAD.
THAT'S HEART.
>> TO ALSO FIND HOUSES AND HARD
TO FIND THIS MAN WHO DIDN'T
WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED IS A
REGISTERED OFFENDER WHO LIVES
IN THE 10.
>> HE HAS A JOB WAS LIVING WITH
HIS SISTER, BUT THE LAW
REQUIRES OFFENDERS TO THAT AT
LEAST 1000 FEET FROM A SCHOOL.
WELL, THEY HAD AN ISSUE BECAUSE
IT WASN'T 1001 FEET. SO YOU
HAD TO BACK OUT HERE. AND YET
THIS IS THE ROSTER OF THE 24
HOMELESS IN OUR COUNTY. THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE PUT OUT A
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
ALERTING THE COMMUNITY
REGISTERED OFFENDERS LIVE IN
10 CITIES. AUTHORITIES BECAME
CONCERNED WHEN THEY SAW A
PICTURE OF A CHILD HUGGING A
OFFENDER PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER
APPARENT HEADBUTT CHILDREN TO
THE TENSE TO GIVE THE HOMELESS
SUPPLIES. I'M NOT SAYING THAT
THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE GOING
TO RE OFFEND, BUT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS
SAFE AND THEY ARE WHERE TIMOTHY
DUNN WORKS WITH SEVERAL
COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE HOUSING
FOR THE HOMELESS. HE'S AWARE
BET THERE ARE OFFENDERS INSIDE
SOME OF THESE YOU KNOW, I HAVE
KIDS AS WELL.
>> I WANT MY KIDS UNDERSTAND
THAT. YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE
WHO MADE A BAD CHOICE IN LIFE,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY
DON'T NEED A PLACE TO STAY.
SO THEY NEED A SECOND CHANCE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE PUBLIC TO
KNOW ABOUT FOLKS LIKE YOU?
WE LIVE OUT HERE INTENSE WHAT
WE'RE STILL HUMAN BEINGS.
WE TRYING TO MAKE OUR OWN
LIVES.
>> AND WE'RE TRYING WE'RE READY
AT A PARK RIGHT?
>> AND THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS
STORY. AGAIN, UNDER THE
INDIVIDUALS OUT HERE HAVE RE
OFFENDED, WE'RE TOLD BY THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT THE
PARENTS ARE BRINGING CHILDREN
OUT HERE. THESE REGISTERED
OFFENDERS AREN'T GOING TO THEIR
HOME. SO AGAIN, NO LAWS HAD
BEEN BROKEN. BUT THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE ONCE AGAIN, JOE JUST
WANTS EVERYONE TO BE AWARE THAT
SOME OF THE SITES OF SOME OF
THE PARENTS HAVE REGISTERED
OFFENDERS. THEY WANT EVERYONE