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Monday, April 29, 2013  A group of Utica residents wants the state and county to stop giving out housing vouchers that allow out-of-town sex offenders to live at motels near the Thruway.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A Utica man on the sex offender registry was arrested for exposing himself to a woman leaving work last Wednesday.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Trending on CNY Central is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Relatives of a 3-month-old baby girl, who was placed in foster care after an exclusive CNY Central report last week, say the child has been returned to her mother by order of Oswego County Family Court Judge Kim Seager.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Trending on CNY Central is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week. We’ve also included a few top stories you may have missed.

Friday, March 22, 2013  There is a new development in our exclusive story about a 3-month-old infant girl who was living in a filthy home with her sex offender mother.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The grandparents of a 3-month-old girl claim Family Court Judge Kim Seager has placed the child in danger by allowing her to live with registered sex offender in a home of squalor and neglect.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Officials say they have located escaped sex offender Shane Jacobs in South Dakota. Jacobs' GPS tracking bracelet was found near the Trumansburg School District campus in Tompkins County last week.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Convicted sex offender Shane Jacobs is still at large, and Trumansburg Police told CNY Central that they believe he is still in their area.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  After the escape of a level 2 sex offender, are electronic monitoring devises worth the risk?

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Police and parole officials throughout central New York are on the lookout for escaped sex offender Shane Jacobs.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A Fulton County man was sentenced Tuesday to 720 months in prison for producing and possessing child pornography, according to the United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A new proposal would require criminal background checks to keep sex offenders from landing jobs at senior care facilities.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  Police asking for more witnesses who were near Kohl's on Thursday evening

Thursday, December 20, 2012  56-year-old sex offender Alvin Dan Riddle was arrested in Chadwicks after a brief investigation by the New Hartford Police Department and U.S. Marshalls.