Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Joshua Gerald Young didn’t waste much time. Fifteen seconds after he sat down next to his alleged target ...

A New Palestine man who was one of 21 people arrested following a sting operation to catch child predators in 2023 was sentenced for his part in the case. Carl Deveier Wemple, 46, was originally ...

INDIANAPOLIS — It's becoming a much more common sight both online and in the community: citizen-led vigilante groups posing as underage kids, working to expose child predators online. The video, ...

REIDSVILLE, Ga. (WTOC) - A recent arrest in Reidsville is raising concerns about civilian-led predator stings and how they may impact criminal cases. On Jan. 25, Reidsville police say officers were ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) - Three apparent members of Oklahoma Predator Prevention, an online vigilante group that entraps suspected sex predators, were arrested after their recent involvement in a ...

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man during an undercover child predator investigation in a Guntersville neighborhood over the weekend, leaving residents ...

DICKINSON COUNTY, MI -- A three-day sting resulted in the arrest of seven individuals for human trafficking in the Upper Peninsula. The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office led a human trafficking ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Law enforcement agencies are warning against citizen-led efforts to catch suspected child predators online, saying such operations can compromise investigations and create legal ...

Nick Fountain, a Philadelphia-area elected official, and Patrick Macaluso, a Virginia city attorney, were among nine suspects charged in the Harford Sheriff’s Office’s child predator sting in ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A Bryan man already facing an online solicitation charge is now accused of possessing a sizable amount of child sex abuse material (CSAM), according to 82 pages of arrest ...

WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Joshua Gerald Young didn’t waste much time. Fifteen seconds after he sat down next to his alleged target in a Wayland-area home, Young reached over, touched the man’s face and ...