HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against an 81-year-old Columbia County man regarding dozens of child sexual abuse material files found on devices at the man’s home. Brent Vogelbacher is charged with 85 felonies, and was arraigned this week when bail was set at $50,000 cash. The Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator...Read More
Westmont, Illinois – Date Issued: August 8, 2025 The Westmont Police Department wants to remind everyone that school will soon be back in session and motorists need to pay particular attention to students walking to and from school. School days create both pedestrian and vehicular congestion. School buses picking up passengers, kids on bikes, parents...Read More
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. (KOLO) – A convicted child molester who was on the run for nearly 10 months has been captured, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI’s joint Saturday, June 13, Facebook post. On July 17, 2025, an El Dorado County jury convicted Carl W. Cacconie of six...Read More
Dustin Lampros, seen here in October 2024, leads the 561 Predator Catchers group. It has staged sex-predator stings in Delray Beach-area stores and played a role in the recent arrest of an FAU student. Florida Atlantic University’s student government on its Boca Raton campus has removed one of its members from office following his May...Read More
Carl Cacconie, convicted of six counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child in El Dorado County, has been captured after nearly 10 months on the run, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI Sacramento Field Office.Cacconie was located in Scottsdale, Arizona, following what officials described as an extensive...Read More
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A convicted child molester wanted out of California was arrested in Scottsdale on Saturday after nearly 10 months on the run, authorities said. The FBI Phoenix Desert Hawk Fugitive Task Force arrested Carl W. Cacconie around 9 a.m., according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI Sacramento...Read More
Six months after the Australian government introduced its world-first social media ban, young people say it is not working. “I’ve had social media, and I have not been kicked off,” Ned, 12, said. “Kids still have it and they’re watching it,” Jaxson, 13, said. “Everyone’s getting around it,” Giselle, 16, said. The eSafety commissioner’s latest compliance update...Read More
Social media on cell phone (Souce: Creative Commons via Pexels) The North Carolina Senate voted unanimously June 10 to bar children under 14 years old from holding accounts on social media platforms the state deems addictive. House Bill 301 requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to open social media accounts and applies to platforms that...Read More
Florida Atlantic University’s student government on its Boca Raton campus has removed one of its members from office following his May arrest on charges that he solicited a teenage boy online and set up a meeting with him at a store in Delray Beach. The State Attorney’s Office is scheduled to file formal charges against...Read More
Guwahati: In today’s digital age, technology is reshaping lives, and AI has become an integral part of that transformation. However, it has also emerged as one of the most alarming threats to child safety online, where images of minors uploaded on social platforms are digitally manipulated and circulated within minutes, causing deep emotional and reputational...Read More
