Full Notification

Lawrence Brown is due to be released from Chino State Prison on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 1200 hours. Mr. Brown will be classified and registered as a “High Risk” sex offender with the California Department of Justice. This is based on his arrest and conviction for the kidnapping and rape of two young girls.

Summary of Crimes: In October 1983, Brown abducted an 8-year-old girl as she played hide and seek near her home. He forced the victim to orally copulate him then raped her. In February 1984, Brown kidnapped a 7-year-old girl as she walked to school. He took her to a local cemetery where he told her if she did not comply with his commands, he would bury her there with the other children who had not listened to him. Brown drove her to a nearby parking lot where he attempted to rape her, but was unsuccessful. He sodomized her then forced her to orally copulate him. Brown left the victim in a shopping center, where she wandered around lost until contacted by an adult who called police.

Brown will register as a transient in Santa Ana, Irvine or Tustin. When he meets with his Parole Officer, he will specify the area he will stay in. Brown is likely to frequent the home located at 13071 Red Hill in Tustin. As a condition of his parole, Brown is not allowed to be at this location during school hours and he is not allowed to own or possess a van, SUV or similar vehicle. Brown will have a GPS device to regularly monitor his location.

Disclaimer: The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense for which community notification is permitted. This subject is NOT wanted by the Tustin Police Department at this time. California Penal Code Section 290, also known as “Megan’s Law”, permits law enforcement agencies to warn the community when a known serious or High Risk sex offender resides there. The purpose of this notification is to allow members of the public to protect themselves and/or their children from sex offenders.

This notification is not intended to induce fear; rather it is our belief that an informed community is a safer community. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate, or harass sex offenders will not be tolerated. If you have information regarding current criminal activity on this or any offender, please call (714) 573-3225 or call 911.

If you have any additional information or questions, please contact Det. Pam Hardacre at 714-573-3248 or Sgt. Dana Harper at 714-573-3257.