CDCR parole agents and law enforcement partners conducted Operation Boo 2025 compliance checks across California on Halloween night.
“Operation Boo is (the Division of Adult Parole Operations’) annual Halloween public safety operation,” said Parole Agent M. Scott. “(This is) where parole agents conduct compliance checks on sex offenders to (ensure) they’re following their special Halloween conditions aimed at protecting trick or treaters.”
The agents volunteer to take part in the Halloween compliance checks.
“Each agent volunteers to show up and be a part of Operation Boo. It’s not a mandate. You have to want to do this,” Scott said. “I have kids. So, I want to make sure they go out, have a good time, (are) safe and not have to worry about anybody trying to take advantage of them.”
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Operation Boo: By the numbers
What do the agents look for during compliance checks?
“We want to make sure they’re following their conditions by being at the house by 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. Make sure they’re staying indoors with the lights off,” he said. “No decorations, no candy offerings. (They are) only opening the door for law enforcement during curfew checks.”
Participating in Operation Boo were more than 250 agents from CDCR’s Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) as well as local law enforcement partners. As a result, 94 percent of sex offender supervised persons were found successfully in compliance with their terms and conditions of parole, ensuring neighborhoods were safe during Halloween trick-or-treating.
In all, 35 supervised persons were arrested Oct. 31 for not adhering to their special conditions of parole. Compliance checks were conducted on sex offenders currently on parole supervision who are not authorized to have contact with minors. These individuals are required to adhere to a curfew and strict guidelines on Halloween night.
>> Learn more about 2025 Operation Boo.
Operation Boo 2025 in photos
Video and photos by Bernadette Durley, TV Specialist
Story by Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
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