For the past day and a half, neighbors in Skaneateles have been on edge.

"We spent a couple of sleepless nights with all the lights on and alarm systems on," said one resident.

That's because convicted rapist and kidnapper, Christopher Block, was on loose. He broke his ankle monitor in the village Wednesday night and it wasn't until Friday morning when the state's environmental conservation police found him.

"We as a neighborhood found out about an hour after this man took his ankle bracelet off. It's a long time when he's right in your side yard," said the resident.

Many outside the immediate area say they didn't receive an alert at all.

"This needs to be looked at by the State Parole Board or the powers that be," said the resident.

Some found out from the school district.

"I would like to give a shout out to our school superintendent. At this point in the summer I don't think that that was their responsibility," said the area resident.

"We're glad we're able to disseminate information that's relevant to the community. We learned about it actually watching social media. We know that a lot of families have children who are home during the summer. They might be home. If they're not aware of a serious issue like this or at least know to be on the lookout is a concern," said Skaneateles Central School District Superintendent Lynda Quick,

There were activities at the school, so the district notified staff and parents.

"We'll have to work on better communication with our local police authority," said Quick.

An issue Congressman John Katko and advocate Bill Cregg are working on with Bill's Promise Act which would improve pre-trial release protections.

"It just reinforces exactly what we were trying to do. Bill witnessed a tragedy first hand and learned from it. So for us, it's to take what he learned and try to make it better. What happened in this case in Skaneateles shows that electronic monitoring still needs a lot of work," said Rep. John Katko, (R) 24th Congressional District.