To enhance the safety of Tennessee children, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) visited the homes of more than 3,800 sex offenders during the Halloween season. Operation Blackout is designed to increase the safety of trick-or-treaters by ensuring sex offenders under TDOC supervision are in compliance with set conditions.
On Halloween night, 84 teams of TDOC Probation/Parole Officers visited the homes of 842 high-risk sex offenders across the state.
The statewide Operation Blackout Pre-Halloween checks yielded seven arrests; one for possession of meth and six for possession of weapons.
