A Halloween sex offender compliance operation resulted in the arrests of 19 offenders in the Las Vegas Valley, according to authorities.

The 2026 Halloween multi-jurisdictional sex offender verification operation took place between Oct. 26-31, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release.

Police said the in-person operation ensured that “sex offenders throughout Clark County were compliant with their registration.”

By the end of the operation, 1,953 sex offenders were contacted, resulting in eight arrests for failure to obey sex offender registration laws, according to the release. An additional 11 arrests were made for those with outstanding warrants.

Police identified the people who were arrested for failure to obey sex offender registration laws as Ernest Johnson, 86; Kyle Morrison, 49; Gerald Dobbs, 55; Jeffery Barker, 50; Erik Bass, 46; Jerry Harris, 70; Harold Brinkley, 56; and Richard Flores, 39.