NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio — A Christmas tree inside a northwest Ohio police department is decorated with more than just the usual trimmings.Mug shots of local sex offenders are pasted on some of the ornaments.

Paper cutouts of bells and stars feature the faces and names of all eight registered sex offenders in the village of North Baltimore.

Police Chief Alan Baer thought the ornaments would raise awareness and says a great deal of foot traffic moves in and out of the department.

Baer says the display on the artificial tree isn’t to make light of the crimes or disparage Christmas traditions.

He says the police chaplain thought it was a good idea.

Source: WBNS 10TV : Police Department Decorates Tree With Sex Offender Photos – WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio’s News Leader
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