The La Crosse Police Department has announced that a convicted sex offender is scheduled to be released into the community April 4.
According to the department's Facebook page, John M. Lowe will be released after serving prison time for second-degree sexual assault of a child and third-degree sexual assault of a child.
The release doesn't list an address where Lowe will reside. The Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry still lists Lowe as incarcerated.
Both of Lowe's convictions occurred in October 2006. Court records show he had a Sparta address at the time of the convictions.
Lowe has a lifetime obligation to remain registered as a sex offender. The police department's Facebook page says Lowe has "served the sentence and is not wanted by the police at this time" and that "citizen abuse of this information to threaten or harass registered sex offenders will not be tolerated."
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Ride Shotgun with Lake County sheriff’s Sgt. Bryan Kersey as he checks to ensure convicted Northwest Indiana sex offenders are complying with state sex-offender registry laws. This special episode of “Riding Shotgun with NWI Cops” was filmed recently in conjunction with a Midwest reporting project titled, “Out of the Shadows: Spotlight on Sex Crimes.” The special report will span multiple newspapers throughout Lee Enterprises’ Midwest news agencies and will be taking a deep look at sex crimes, the offenders, their victims and the effectiveness of state laws and justice systems in dealing with the issue. “Riding Shotgun with NWI Cops” is an ongoing video series produced by The Times of Northwest Indiana. Video filmed by Kale Wilk and produced by Scotia White.
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COLLECTION: Sex offender notification in La Crosse County
Carl E. Murphy
Date of birth: 7-10-57
Offenses: Repeated sexual assault of same child, second-degree sexual assault/use of force, intimidation of witness/threat of force.
Last Known Area of Residence: 23rd Street, La Crosse
Darrel C. Freng
Age: 11-30-1955
Offenses: Child enticement, enticing child for immoral purposes.
Last Known Area of Residence: Greenhills Place, La Crosse
Jeffrey D. aka Jeffrey Krenz
Date of birth: 12-31-78
Offense: Second-degree sexual assault of a child
Last Known Area of Residence: 33rd Street, La Crosse
John M. Bjerkaas
Date of birth: 4-16-1981
Offense: Second-degree sexual assault of a child.
Last Known Area of Residence: Bermuda Run, North Carolina
Jose J. Blecha
Date of birth: 12-13-71
Offenses: Second-degree sexual assault, burglary to dwelling
Last Known Area of Residence: Rose Street
Reavon W. Taylor
Date of birth: 5-11-1986
Offenses: Third-degree sexual assault, burglary/armed with dangerous weapon.
Last Known Area of Residence: Rose Street, La Crosse
Robert D. Munson
Date of birth: 11-26-46
Offenses: First-degree sexual assault of child, child enticement.
Last Known Area of Residence: Mormon Coulee Road, La Crosse
Thomas V. Drusch
Date of birth: 3-4-1955
Offense: Possession of child pornography
Last Known Area of Residence: Copeland Avenue, La Crosse
Timothy C. Ducharme
Date of birth: 2-18-1965
Offenses: First-degree sexual assault, false imprisonment
Last Known Area of Residence: Rose Street, La Crosse
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