Older 7 on your sideeam than ever before. Tonight, we share with you that the investigators have lped local residents recently. And identify ways they might be able to get action forou too. First up tonight, there are an esmated 7000 50,000 child predators online. All of them have a key to get insidesiour home by way of the internet, especially if your child lets them in. Kimberly suiters shows them that gaming d devices make it really easy for the stranger in the console to get inside. Kimberly a mother of a teenager is alarmed to find her son is able to access or graphic sites and chatooms on his game console. Pornographic sites. He was just eight years old when it happened to him. Someone claiming to be a 16yearold girl messaged him midgame. She started saying to me hey, send me a picture of you. And so i did. Kimberly then she asked for a date via tex his mother sought and stopped it. It was scary. Kimberly his brothers asked lane how easy it is. Rslyn parents let their kids play. Theres a game, if you click a few buttonons, goes to a whole new world. Kimberly the childs brain does not detect danger. Kids o have gotten into gaming and then found their ways and chat rooms ive had several families tell me they received pne calls and some families who have even received visitors. Kimberly this psychologist witness the extreme. In 2010, 19yearold patient was murdered by a man he met online. Its the perception that you are interacting with an electron device. Kimberly what are they playing with . They are playing with fire. Kimberly this plays in the mind of this mother. He doesnt derstand tse people w want to hurt him. Kimberly should put controls on her son smartphone aer a stranger texted him and they get photo texted him a naked photo. Kids can get on thehe internet and go anywhere they nt. There e are no parental restrictions. Kimberly the Fairfax County Police Child Exploitation unit is tracking pedophiles. They are asking for naked selfies aninappropriate videos. The worstcase scenario, they are asking to meet the kids. Kimberly that shows up time and time again. Victims ages eight years old 16 years old target online, through facebook youtubesexual assaults flow. At leaeast one childld born quesadilla perpetrator on the sony i was astonished. Kimberly that report aired across the country. A mother of a teage daughter in alabama, leeward away by a predator online, wanted to contact us. She did, he gave her critical guidance. Im kimberly studer. Leon fear has said in a Fairfax County Police Statio where employees, including police offificers, have all been diagnosed with cancer. Employees tell 7 oyour side, chris papst, they dont believe the department or county of done enough to find out exactly what is happening to them. Kris e started back in february with the tip. The men worked out ached out to us, he said he was terrified that he could develop cancer after working for years in the franconia Police Station. He needed help from 7 on your side. Iveever been more afafraid of dying. Chris for 16 years, he worked as a police ofcer. Its the work he did insidehe franconinia Police Station that scared him most. Hes a 23yearold building that recently earned a chilling nickname. The franconia cancer station. Chris 7 on your side has learned ththat at least 13 people who worked here have battl cancer. Alof them under the age of 50 years old. Three have already died. Dont think its a coincidence. Chris katharine bararrett her mother last june. The officer worked here for 15 years. She was 45 years old. When my mom was still alive she would be the one saying its time to get out. We nt transparency, we want the station and persnel tested. Chris last july, the department did test sound. D. They called for no cocorrective action. But read on, a known carcinogen, was not tested, even though Fairfax County has high levels. Benzene, a leading airborne carcinogen, was so not tested. They found a cluster of 12 undergund leaking gas tanks surrounding franconia. Its possible these could be related to the building. Chris s this doctor studies health at the univiversity of maryland. He says well testing is important, broader investigation looking at types of cancer and patient medical history is needed. Cancer clusters are the hardest kinds of invesgations to do. Chris s an investstigation we have learned has just begun. Is of grave concern to me. Chris edwin is the fairfax coun police chief. He spoke with with a county Health Director by his side. This is the only station you perceived to . Have a problem chris correct. Patient medical records are now being analyzed. Possible toxins are also being studied. Three days beforthe chief agreed to sit down with us, he sat down with all of his francoconia employees. He addressed their grave concerns. Question i have lost good friends to cancer, some of whom have wked at the station. Im going to try to do everything i can to dedetermine whether or not there is a problem. Chris the county expects the resultofhe medical analysis soon. The outcome will determine the next steps in what c could be a lengthy process. Since the story has aired, more people have come forward with others saying they have developed d cancer. Chris pst, 7 on your side watchdog investigators. On do you have a story idea or something you thi our 7 on your side teteam should look into . Call us. Or email us. Our team of reporters is also on facebook and twitter. Another way you can reach us is through our 7 on your Side Help Center and through the weekly phone banks. Members of the 7 on your side team regularly take your calls. We are looking for story ideas and we can help point you in the right direction if you are not sure where else to tur our phonee banks bring in a ritzy give you advice. Many viewers have been helped by our ask the attorney forms. We had Financial Experts locate unclaimecash and we e brought in investigators from the u. S. Postal Inspection Service to protect against Identity Theft and advise you on what to do with your r identity is stolen. Our next phone bank is tuesday, june 16. We hahave a team of medical experts here to lp answer questions and concerns about colon cancer. Coming up, would you pay thousands of dollars to find love . Dont do it, its not worth your money. Leon some d. C. Women did, and now they say they want a refund. And we found they are not the old one is to complain about this company. Fighting bac against crime it. Hitting the repeat dui offenders. Thats next. Leon thanks for joining us o this 7 on your side special. How many driviving under the influenc get . Critics will argue a lot if you drive e in maryland. As jennifer reports efforts to toughen marylands laws keep running into roadblocks. Jenner th was an eyeopening investigation. When we started digging into dui arrest, we found repeat offenders wh 5, 6, ev 70 ui arrests. We hit the streets with arican maryland ste police. We saw the lockups firsthand. Critics argue the laws are not tough enough. Critics say maryland is a great place to drive drunk. You can drive and be a repeat offender for countless times and not be charged with a felony until you kill somebebody. Jennifer mothers again drunk driving says maryland is one of five s states that doesnt have a felony dui statute. Nor does d. C. So while alledge drunk drivers are being locked up, they keep drinking and driving. We saw it first hand on a warm april night in montgomomery county, with the dui Enforcement Team of marylandnd state police. Rerds reveal it was his third dui arrest. We were here on this corner in silverer spring, wrapping up the arrest of one allegedrunk driver, when the driver in that red blazer literally crhed into the back of anonother state police vehicle. Not even one drink whatsosoever, are u sure . Jennifer records show it is his second dui arrest. We tried to ask her feet offenders what would stop them drinking and driving. Repeat offenders what would stop thedrinking and driving. Mad believes s part of the solution is mandated ignition interlock on the first dui conviction. Breathalyzers in cars, drunk . Car wont start. Sober, you are on your way. 45 present reduction of fatalities in arizona. Thats whate need. Jennifer we are lookoking for a judge to be involved as opposed to making a sweeping mandate. They got a majority to cosponsor the bill. Why hasnt been so tough to get this litigationast . Im a lost. Jennifer mad says they are sitting on the bill. Hes a defense attorney by trade. Can we speak with you about the ignition interlock . No. Jennifer the most sobering argument is death. I cry every day. Jennifer last year, corey huhubbd was run over and killed on route one by a twotime drunk iver. He got two years and a plea deal. Pushing for more would have been a struggle. It doesnt do anything for us. It doesnt help solve he doesnt bring him back. We just took the play. Jennifer this is a normal light. Critics argue the normal allnight fight to make the roads safe in maryland will stumble on. Until theres a better answer. Organizations like mothers against drunk driving and lawmakers who wanted to toughen state laws this papast session failed. But they are vowing to keep up the battle. Im your fighting back against crime investigator jennifer donelan. Leon coming up, lolocawomen looking for love say they have found anything but that, despite shelling out thousands of dollars to a matchmaking bubusiness. What 7 on yo side uncovevers about that company, next. After a yearlong fight to get her car fixed, 84yearold woman asks 7 on your side for asassistance. We c confront her r mechanic. Senators oyour side to get you reresults. I always heard of 7 on your side, i know to do great things for people. Every complaint fell onon deaf ears until i can touch with you. Thanyou. Call 7 on your side. They help everyday folks, it shows good will on all sides. They do their job. They will get it done for you. Thankou. Lets mobile. Same plan. New phone. Or a new plan. And a just in case. Add a new line. Or three. And unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. Take a carrier store detour at target and upgrade to a shiny new everything. All things mobile. All in one place. Leon local women turn to a Matchmaking Company to help find mass lasting love. Josie found out they were shelling out big bucksor a company that didnt make good on its guarantee to play cupid. Josie we discovered customers werent complaining about this one local company. We linked it to a nationwide network, the same business, the same kind of complaints aut a guarantee that used to be front and centerer before 7 onon your side. Action. Pam has fallen out ofof love. With a matchmaking svice called d. C. Singles. Paid 2500 o70. Im thinking this is 300 sitting in front of me, and is not 300 worth. Sie e in 20 months, she said none of the dates met the criteriaia she listed. Things like location. Her last mah lived an hour from her house in another state. She assured me they had men that were in the writings range that lived in my area, that were businessssmen who we looking for women just like me. Josie when people go to a matchmaking seservice, youre looking for more than someone to go to the moes wit you are lolooking for a a lifetime companion. Josi kimberly found some and she will consider after spending sevennmonth for ur matches e said one didnt match yourur eferences,nd other never calledack. The fourth she calls a p phantom da. Not even voicemail on the phe number i wasas given. Josie complnts of money and love lost or nonexclusive to customers and d. C. W who thought they were dealing with a local company. The 7 on your side found records from within a dozen states, discovering d. C. Singles as part of a hugeetwork of similar dating services, all with the sa owner. Its a a nationwide organization. Josie csttococoast, and at least 100 ties and towns in two countries, we found the same website, the same logano, thehe same vagueue promise. E 100 guarteed. What does that mean . No idea. Josie the company ges what looks like a blanket guarantee is only a promise tt clients will be introduced to real,l, local single people. Its not changing its website after 7 on your side raise questions, along with the Better Business bureau. The companys virgininia office has alert at an f rating with three complaints. Wencover the Bigger Picture linking together at least 130 complaints nationwide over the last three years. Is like a big red fla josie many about the contact us sites that make idifficult complain. They ask for money, but make other than certain number of referrals. Cucustomers say in person they heard anotr pitch, promises of lasting love worth way more than money. Naomi something. Josie the 7 on your side team asked d the company to talk on camera, but they declined. They sent an official statement for days before we made air. Since the story has aired, the company has made a big change changing the 100 guarantee to say everyone is screened and real. The company says everyone is verified, going through ckground checks and in person screening. As for the Better Business bureau complaints, the company says they make up about 1 of its seventh thousand clients. Ijo sterman. Leon and just ahead i want my car back. And can i get my money back but i paid for i it . Leon what happened to ththis womans car, andnd how did Horace Holmes help her . Leon for the past year, a local woman has been battling with the mechanic to get her car fixed. This after she paid 2000. Troubleshooter Horace Holmes stepped up. Horace this 84yearold had a problem on her hands when she contacted us. Her car had broken down, she had no idea when she put it in the shop that s still be there one year later. Thats when she contacted 7 on your side. En we got involved, the storage of a lot of twists and turns. What can i do . m 84 yeaears old . Horacece shes not going to back down. I want my car b back, and can i get my money back . Horace she took her car to get rid fixed exactly one year ago. 7 on your side got involved, and we found her car sitting right out in front of the op. Thats out of my pocket. Horace she paid t to replace the cars transmission and fix front end damage. After months of hearing nothing and trying to get her car back, she said she took him to court. And had himummons to appear on several occasions. So 7 on your side went out to the motor plplace. D we didnt have any trouble fifinding him right inside his shop. Get the camera out of my face. Hohorace what about her car . Are you going to give it back to her . What legal rights to consumers like her have . We dont advise someone to engagege in a selfhelp remedy ke going onto the propty in getttting the vehicle back, even though it is your vehicle. Horace maryland legal aid says take the issssue to court. Two days after the visit, her car aearered, mark ju a few hundred feet from her home a at. The transmission not attached to thengine, but sitting on t the backseat. I got it back, bubut itss not drivable. Horace why has it taken a year to get her car bk . He says hes gone throughgh three transmissions trtrying to get one to worork. While he tried to contactct her heasnt heard from her since thsummer. He claims they were in a dispute over charges for labor. Sso there would be no more trouble, he told me. He returned to the car. Horace are you hpy at all . Im happy i got my car. Horace she still trying to get the transmission put back in the car, she i is working with legal aid to get a remedy. Im 7 on your side troubleshooter Horace Holmes. Leon you can contact us anime, we are always here to help. We can be reached by phone or email us. Our Team Investigators are always available for you on facebook and twitter. That is it for us tonight. Ththank you for joining us this evening. We look forward to hearing from you down the road. Remember, always, senate is on your side. Good night. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] adult adam back in the 80s being a mans man was simple. All you needed was muscles or a mustache. Unfortunately, i was miles from Dolph Lundgren and no chuck norris. Yet. Adam get scared, boys. Goldbergs coming for you. I was what youd call a lr, like the latest. Ever. Whats up, goldnerd . 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