MIAMI COUNTY – The Miami County Sheriff’s Office conducted an offender address verification detail on all registered sex offenders, violent offenders, and arson offenders in the county on 10/27/26. This is the 14th consecutive year of conducting this operation. The detail was conducted in collaboration with 29 law enforcement officers from the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshal’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Covington, Piqua, Tipp City, West Milton, and Troy Police Departments as well as the Miami County Communications Center.
Every Sheriff is responsible for keeping track of registered offenders within his/her county. The Sheriff’s Office Offender Registration and Notification section is what keeps track of all sex, arson, and violent offenders within each of Ohio’s 88 counties. No matter where a convicted offender lives in Ohio, as long as they are still required by law to register as an offender, they must report their residential address to the Sheriff of the county in which they reside. In Miami County, deputies are assigned to conduct random address checks quarterly throughout the year to help ensure compliance. Prior to today’s operation, between those checks and tips from the public, the Sheriff’s Office has investigated 19 incidents of offenders possibly being out of compliance. From those investigations, 9 addresses were eventually verified, and charges were filed in 6 cases for being found out of compliance. 4 cases were unfounded. Sentences range from probation to jail or prison time. Some offenders are still awaiting their next court appearance.
At the beginning of the detail, there were 179 registered offenders in Miami County. All registered addresses were checked with 114 addresses being verified. All remaining addresses will be re-checked randomly between now and the end of the year. Should any of the remaining offenders be found to be non-compliant, investigations will be initiated and charges filed if appropriate.
I would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the agencies and personnel they provided to assist with the detail, as this operation would not be possible without them.
For further information or questions about the SORN program or today’s operation, please call the Miami County Sheriff’s Office S.O.R.N. Section at (937)335-8343.
