State to email when sex offender moves near

TONIGHT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO WHO HAVE NO IDEA THEY'RE LIVING NEAR OR RIGHT NEXT...  More »

TONIGHT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO WHO HAVE NO IDEA THEY'RE LIVING NEAR OR RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER. BUT SOON THE STATE WILL DO SOMETHING VERY FEW STATES DO.... SO PEOPLE KNOW WHEN A SEX OFFENDER MOVES INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. JOE VIGIL IS LIVE WITH THE DETAILS. THE STATE SAYS THIS IS SIMPLY ANOTHER TOOL TO KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED. AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CHECK YOUR E-MAIL. HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR? WE TRIED SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TONIGHT. THIS WOMAN--- WHO DIDN'T WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA-- SAYS SHE HASN'T CHECKED FOR A WHILE TO SEE HOW MANY SEX OFFENDERS ARE LIVING NEAR HER. "Hey I want to check a zip code."WITH HELP FROM PEOPLE BACK AT THE STATION WE CHECKED HER ZIP CODE ON N-M SEX OFFENDER.COM. THE WOMAN SAYS THE LAST TIME SHE CHECKED AROUND 10 REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS LIVED 87106. SHE WASN'T PLEASED WITH WHAT WE FOUND. 25 SEX OFFENDERS NOW LIVE IN 87106. SOME NOT TOO FAR FROM HER HOME. "That's terrifying I didn't know that really. I didn't know that."BUT FINDING OUT WILL GET A LOT EASIER. "Somebody is going to be able to sign up through nmsexoffender.com and we'll send out an e-mail to them when a sex offender moves in or moves out of their neighborhood." PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE STREET NAMES OF THEIR HOME IN RELATION TO A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS HOME. SUBSCRIBERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE HOW FAR THEY WANT TO SEARCH FROM THEIR HOME...FROM A QUARTER MILE UP TO FIVE MILES. AND YOU CAN MONITOR MORE THAN JUST YOUR HOME. "They can list up to five addresses they want notification on ....so maybe day care, where they send their kids to day care, grandma's house. That type of thing." SOME PARENTS ARE ALREADY SAYING SIGN ME UP. "I'm always on the computer checking my e-mails and stuff. And it would be a good tool for us to have."THE SERVICE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ACROSS NEW MEXICO IN ABOUT 9 MONTHS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER YOU CAN GET SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION FROM THE STATE OR YOUR LOCAL POLICE OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THE F-B-I RELEASES NEW DETAILS ON THE MAN  « Less