Tag: Online Predators

Investigations

Nevada Deputy Helps Capture Online Child Predator

The investigation began when the deputy, serving as an HSI Reno Task Force Officer and posing as a 13-year-old girl, engaged in an online conversation with the suspect.

February 19, 2025

Patrol

Former VA Trooper Murdered a Family in CA and Kidnapped Teen Girl, Police Say

“It is shocking and sad to the entire law enforcement community that such an evil and wicked person could infiltrate law enforcement while concealing his true identity as a computer predator and murderer,” said Washington County Sheriff Blake Andis.

November 28, 2022

Patrol

Massachusetts Man Advertised for Cop Killers on Craigslist, Police Say

"I want to see people killing cops and Uber drivers in and around Cambridge and Somerville and I'll buy you a drink," the advertisement said.

September 21, 2018

Patrol

Firefighter, Nurse, and Police Officer Among 24 Arrested in New Jersey Child Predator Sting

According to WPVI-TV, 24 men—including a firefighter, a nurse, and a police sergeant—have been arrested in a sting operation targeting alleged child predators in New Jersey.

September 18, 2018

Technology

AdZone Research FAST Report

AdZone Research Inc

AdZone Research has launched FAST Report software to supplement its flagship Online Predator Profiling System (OPPS), used to find online predators by monitoring Internet chat rooms. FAST Report is designed as a tool for police responding to the home of a missing child. The simpler system gives officers in the field instant access to data from chat rooms monitored by OPPS to find possible leads in a case.

March 31, 2006