LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Las Vegas police arrested 19 people during a multi-jurisdictional sex offender compliance check in the days leading up to Halloween.

According to a release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the verification operation took place between Oct. 27 and Oct. 31. The operation was to ensure sex offenders throughout Clark County were compliant with their registration.

During the operation, 1,845 sex offenders were contacted. This resulted in 8 arrests for failure to obey sex offender registration laws.

Those arrested were Robert Bieber, 84; Matthew Coria, 30; Timmy Elmer, 45; Julio Luaces, 69; Scott Yates, 71; Dana Byrd, 62; Curtis Walton, 36; and Brett Thompson, 35.

Police said an additional 11 people were arrested for sex offense violations and outstandin

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