Post Office tightens Santa program amid offender risk
The Operation Santa program resumes in New York and Chicago with new privacy rules after a Maryland registered offender prompted safety changes. Volunteers no longer see full names or addresses. letters are photocopied with coded destinations while a computer matches senders to recipients.
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New York
Postal Service
Chicago
Maryland
New York City
Bronx
Jennifer
Santa
China
Brian Bates
Manhattan
U.S. Postal Service
George Flood
Pet food drive helps Mercer Tazewell shelters
The no kill Mercer County Shelter relies on volunteers as it benefits from a holiday pet food drive. Donations from Prerogative Daily Telegraph Bluefield Fraternal Order of Eagles Ghost Riders and residents filled shelves as shelters in McDowell and Tazewell counties receive dog and cat food bedding towels litter and toys. Community volunteers are urged to help with ongoing needs.
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Sagety
Stephanie Barker
Mercer County Animal Shelter
Daily Telegraph
Barker
Bluefield Fraternal Order of Eagles
Ghost Riders
Quadonna Shaffer
George Pilkins
Tazewell County Animal Control
Mercer Animal Shelter
Tazewell County Animal Shelter
Pilkins
Tazewell County
Samantha Perry
Telegraph
McDowell
Tazewell
Perry
West Virginia Virginia officials urge awareness of sex offender registry
State police and prosecutors stress public awareness of registries and explain penalties for failure to register. They describe requirements for offenders moving between states and the heightened monitoring in Virginia including GPS and polygraph checks, plus the need to notify changes promptly.
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Wvstatepolice.com
West Virginia
Virginia
Tazewell County
Dennis Lee
Lee
Long
Commonwealth
Samantha Perry
Sperry
Bottonline
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