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Screenshot of announcement with number to call. (Courtesy Muscogee County Sheriff's Dept)
A west Georgia Sheriff's Department is calling on the public to report missing sex offenders. And the department is using a tv advertisement to do it.
The 30-second spot shows photos and names of nine sex offenders who haven't registered where they live in Muscogee County.
Major Joe McCrea of the County Sheriff's Office says the response has been exceptional:
"As of today, we should have five of those nine in custody... the one that is scheduled to turn himself in today, has actually called, himself, and is making arrangements to turn himself in -- as a result of this CSA."The spot began airing just before Thanksgiving.
McCrea says they intend to continue running the community service announcement several more weeks, due to the public response.
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