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Journal file photo
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SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN
LEVEL 3 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSIENT STATUS
Date: October 12, 2011 Prepared by:
Detective William
Adam
Bulletin#: 11-44
The Masnu County Sheriff's Office is releasing Ihe following informatiun pursuant to RCW 4.24.550 and the Washiugtnn State Supreme
Court decision in ~, which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inforln the public o1' a sex offenders release when; in the
discretion of the agency, the release of inlbrmation v, ill enhance public sal;ety and protection. The individual who appears on this notification
has been convicted of a sex ot'fbusc that requires registration with the Sheriff's Office in the counb, of their residence. Further, their previous
criminal history places them in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-nlt~nd. This sex ofl'ender has served the sentence
imposed on him by the courts and has advised the Mason County Sheriff's Office that he v411 be living in the location below, lie IS
WANTED BY THE I OL1CE AT Tills TIME. THIS NOrlFICATION IS NOT INTENDED TO INCREASE FEAR, RATHER, 11'
IS OUR BELIEF THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS A SAFER PUBLIC. The Mason County Simrifl"s Office has no legal authority to
direct where a sex ofl'endcr may or may not live. Unless court ordered restrictions exisl, this effbnder is constitutkmally free to live wherever
he chooses, Sex offenders bare always lived in our communities, hut it wasn't until passage of the Comumnity Protection Act of 1990
(whichmaI~datessex~enderregt3~rati~rUthat~aw~nf~rcem~n~evenknewwh~r~th~y\~r~iving' In malay cases, law enforcement is nox~,
able to share that infnrmation with you, Citizen abuse of this iuformatiun to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will not be
tolerated. Further, such abuse could potentially end law entbrcement's ability to do community notifications. We believe tile nnly person
who vvrilIS if community t~otificatiot~ ends is the sex offender, since sex offenders derive their power through secrecy.
If you have atv¢ information reg~!t'~lhtg ¢tlrr¢~¢ critllillal activity of this or any other offeudet~ p ease ca 9!1.
For oti~er sex ofi;ender infbrmation, I~:t!sn.co.mason.wa.us/and go to: ~.:~i~
RICHARD DAVID BIVENS
WHITE MALE - DOB: 05/14/1986
5'06" - 150 LBS.
BROWN HAIR & GRAY EYES
Richard BIVENS was just released fi'om custody regarding a
Department of Corrections infraction/violation and registered
as a Transient Sex Offender. BIVENS is required to register as
a sex offender after pleading guilty on 03/12/2007 to 2 counts
of Child Molestation 2"~l Degree, Mason County Superior
Court cause #06-1-00537-6. This conviction stems from
BIVENS at age 20, sexually molesting a 13 year old girl on
two occasions. BIVENS stated that he had known the girl tot" 6
years. BIVENS has been assessed as a level 1 by the Mason
County Sheriff's Office, but due to BIVENS' transient status,
he is now assessed as a Level 3 Sex Offender. This is the
highest level given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the sut2iect
is at a HIGH RISKto re-offend. NOTE: BIVENS is tm WA
State Department of Corrections Supervision.
BIVENS has given his status within
Mason County as:
Transient/Homeless within Shelton, WA
Page A-2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal -Thursday, October 13, 2011
By NATALIE JOHNSON
After an exhaustive and months-long
search for a new general manager, the
Mason Transit Authority (MTA) named
Brad Patterson as the top pick on Tues-
day evening.
During the MTA board's regularly
scheduled meeting at the MTA transit
center Tuesday, the board revealed Pat-
terson and Steve Hamelin as its top two
choices, out of the four candidates who
were interviewed from September 28-30
in Shelton.
After an executive session the board
announced Patterson as their "preferred
candidate."
Mason Transit Authority Board mem-
bers initiated a search for a new general
manager after current manager Dave
O'Connell announced his retirement ear-
lier this year.
"We deliberated over many candidates
... we talked about various things we liked
about the candidates," said John Camp-
bell, MTA board president. "The board
believes this is a person who understands
the local needs of MTA."
Patterson is currently the Transit Ser-
vices Manager at Greeley-Evans Transit
at the City of Greeley, Colo., but he start-
ed his career as a bus driver.
Patterson also has extensive experi-
ence in grant writing and has a Masters
"The board beWieves
this is a person
who understands
the local needs of
MTA,"
of Business Administration (MBA) de-
gree from Colorado State University in
De nver, Colo.
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"I'm really proud of all of us for coming
this, it's been a long trial," said board
tuber Deborah Peterson.
While Campbell said any of the four
ldidates could have filled the job, the
~rd feels Patterson is the best man for
.~ job.
"[Patterson] understands who we are,
uncertainty of where we're going and
ere we need to be ... [and] the tradi-
n that Dave has built up of trust and
lse of pride in MTA and its employees,"
mpbell said.
Next, MTA needs to negotiate a salary
;h Patterson to complete the hiring pro-
IS.
they appointed board members Peter-
sol and Glenn Hoopman to the negotiat-
in committee.
Provid nce clo helton
alcohol counseling center
By NATALIE JOHNSON '$C[(
Providence St. Peter
Hospital in Olympia closed
its Chemical Dependency
Outpatient Counseling
Center in Shelton.
According to a press re-
lease from Providence, the
closure is "part of a plan to
increase efficiency of Provi-
dence's chemical depen-
dency treatment program
in Southwest Washington."
Most of the 40 patienfs
affected by the move were
referred to Northwest Re-
sources in Shelton.
Providence spends $2.5
million per year on be-
havioral health services
in southwest Washington,
said Deborah Shawver, di-
rector of public relations
for Providence.
Providence also closed
outpatient chemical depen-
dency centers in Centrailia
and Hoquiam.
"Unfortunately, reim-
bursement for these ser-
vices continues to decline
and does not cover the
cost of providing the care,"
Shawver said. "These are
critical services for vulner-
outpa0
one of n
strate
C
sure of these
tient centers was
any cost reduction
gies throughout
system°"
able populations and Prov-
idence remains committed
to providing thL, care. At
tenth of I percent sales tax
for mental health services.
The tax is estimated to
we must raise between $450,000
Closure and $600,000 per year de-
it centerspending on overall sales in
r cost re-the county. The committee,
L through-along with two profession-
a] consultants, estimated
tents opt-that the tax will cost less
xeatment than $20 per year for the
:esources,average household in the
~d to corn- county
~r outpa- A county advisory com-
mittee tasked to evaluate
ll accept whether the tax would be a
aa Mason good fit for Mason County
for outpa-held two public hearings
Shawver in September and plan to
present their findings to
"this re- the Mason County Com-
totally ill mission on Nov. 1, said
[es with acommittee member Tom
at a one- Davis.
the same' time,
reduce expenses
of these outpatie:
was one of man
duction strategiel
out our system."
While most pal
ed to continue
at Northwest
several did decid,
mute to Lacey
tient services.
Providence w
two patients fro
County per week
tient counseling,
said.
The closing o:
source for the m
in Shelton coincic
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