Denver shelter 'home' to 100 sex offenders

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DENVER : More than 100 registered sex offenders have listed a homeless shelter as their address, raising alarms for residents living nearby.

But while the registry identifies 62 men listing the Salvation Army Crossroads Shelter as their home as "whereabouts unknown," police say 15 are currently missing.

The shelter is in Denver's Globeville neighborhood.

Salvation Army Major Neal Hogan says the actual number of registered offenders living at the shelter is only about 30. Police say the discrepancy is in how the numbers are updated.

Police Lieutenant Ron Saunier (SAHN'-yur) said authorities are working closely with the shelter and exploring new technology, including voice recognition, as ways of keeping track of offenders.

Information from: Rocky Mountain News,
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