BROCKTON — A convicted sex offender who claimed he was homeless was arrested Friday for failing to register with police after authorities learned he was living in a Belmont Street apartment since January.
Dennis Taylor, 54, a sex offender considered by the state as a high risk to re-offend, was arrested at 287 Belmont St., apartment 2 by Detective Mike Cesarini and charged with failure to register as a sex offender.
Taylor had registered with the police department in January as a sex offender but he claimed he was homeless, Lt. John Crowley, chief of detectives, said.
But Cesarini received information earlier this week that Taylor was living in a Belmont Street apartment and launched an investigation, Crowley said.
Taylor called the police department Aug. 22 to say he was still homeless and made an appointment to come into the station Thursday to register, Crowley said.
All homeless sex offenders must register every 45 days, Crowley said.
When Taylor didn't show up on Thursday, Cesarini went to the Belmont Street house and spoke to the landlord, Crowley said.
“After speaking with the landlord, he learned Taylor had been living there since January,” Crowley said.
Taylor had been convicted of rape and abuse of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. The convictions were in 1978, 1983 and 1984.
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops
About MassCops, the home for Massachusetts law enforcement.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network opened in 1998 and is now a part of the New England Police Network The site is a pro-police discussion forum intended for sworn police officers and civilian law enforcement officials as well as those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here in Massachusetts.
The goal of The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network is to provide an informal network of law enforcement officials here in Massachusetts for educational and informational purposes.
The forum covers many topics such as Police Related News Articles, Agency & Profession Discussions, Police Training as well as Law Enforcement Career Information.
The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network and The New England Police Network (NEPN) and it's network sites are privately owned websites/domains and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government association or agency.
MassCops (masscops.com) and (masscop.com) are privately owned are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (masscop.org)
ma police, boston ma police, massachusetts police, massachusetts police, mass state police, mass police, ma, mass, massachusetts, massachusetts, massachutes, massachusetts law, massachusetts polece, police, officer, police officer, cops, police gear, law enforcement, police duty gear, state police, sheriff, law, police supply, police agency directory, police agency, police department, traffic officer, police dept, state trooper, dispatcher, massachusetts county sheriff, massachusetts sheriff, massachusetts department of corrections, ma doc, doc, dept of corrections, police information, civil service, ma civil service, massachusetts crime, police training, police academy, ma police academy, massachusetts officers, masscop, masscops, mpa, bpa, ibpoa, police association, massachusetts police news, massachusetts crime news, mass most wanted, police career information, police patrol, police administration, police books, crime scene training, police discussion, crime discussions, cops