High Risk Sex Offender living in Grand Forks

(KNOX) – The Grand Forks Police Department, in accordance with North Dakota State Law, is notifying the
City of Grand Forks and the surrounding area of the presence of a Level III (High Risk) Sex Offender living in Grand Forks.
RICHARD STAPLES now resides at 207 S 4th Street – in the city of Grand Forks, ND.
STAPLES has been convicted of 1 COUNT ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT & 1 COUNT SEXUAL ABUSE.
The North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee assigned STAPLES a risk level of HIGH and as a result has a LIFETIME registration requirement in North Dakota.
The Grand Forks Police Department provides for the tracking and verification of those individuals that have been convicted of sex offenses, offenses against children and those that have
been adjudicated as sexually dangerous individuals. This is accomplished through the Offender Tracking and Verification Program (OTVP). There are 120 offenders registered with the Grand Forks Police Department that either live, work or attend school within the City of Grand Forks.
Of these 120, there are 8 currently assigned a risk level of HIGH. The rest are classified as
MODERATE or LOW risk or have not been assigned a risk level.
Level III (High Risk) offenders are contacted at least every 30 days to verify their status and, upon initial registration or the assignment of a risk level, a public notification is held as appropriate. Registrants who list themselves as HOMELESS are required to appear at the Grand
Forks Police Department every 3 days to verify their information and registration. Information about these and other registered offenders is available through specific request to the Grand Forks Police Department, although certain information regarding juvenile offenders is subject to
restriction.
Conviction information about Level III offenders may be found at the North Dakota Attorney General’s website: www.sexoffender.nd.gov which contains lists of all registered offenders in North Dakota.
If members of the public have questions regarding this program, or have information pertaining to any unregistered offenders, they are encouraged to contact Corporal Mike Munkeby at the Grand Forks Police Department, Education and Outreach Bureau at 701-787-8083, or via email at mmunkeby@grandforksgov.com