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Group affiliated with “Colorado Ped Patrol” leads to 4 arrests in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (KRDO) A citizens vigilante group from Colorado played a part in the Atlantic City Police Department in arresting four child predators, including an officer.
Per our ABC affiliate in Philadelphia, police say four men were caught after a group affiliate with Colorado Ped Patrol posed as underage children on social media sites.
Out of the four men was 54-year-old Corporal Clifford Horn of Central Bucks Regional Police. According to the group, Horn had arranged to meet with a 14-year-old boy through the Grindr app. Unknown to him, he was speaking to the Colorado Ped Patrol.
The newly formed victim specialists unit at Central Bucks Regional Police will help additional victims soon.
Starting next month, specialists Elizabeth Leone and Karen Edwards will be providing victims assistance to Doylestown Township, which has its own police force.
“I just wanted to expand our services to include a little more for our victims, Township Police Chief Dean Logan said.
The unit, which formed late last year, was created to guide victims through the criminal justice system and help connect them with resources. The three-year pilot program, which is based at Central Bucks Regional Police, also services Buckingham and Plumstead police departments.
An Atlantic City police spokesman said Monday there was no additional information to release on Horn or the alleged incident. He said the investigation began about 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said in a statement Monday that local personnel have been assigned to assist New Jersey authorities as well as investigate any criminal activity that may have happened in Bucks County.
The DA s office also will evaluate the local cases that Horn was involved in.
The regional police department said in a statement Tuesday morning that it is encouraging a thorough investigation into the allegations. Investigations are taking place in multiple jurisdictions across two states. At this time, investigations are in the early stages. The Police Commission and CBRPD hold in profound regard not only a police officer’s commitment to uphold the law but also their commitment to law enforcement’s code of ethics and conduct in the community, the statement reads i
Bucks County police corporal among four accused of attempting to lure teens online
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Atlantic City Police say they have arrested four men on similar accusations since last week.
They say the arrests came after a group of concerned citizens posed as underage children on various social media sites, and later confronted the suspects. The group also reported the activity to law enforcement and provided responding officers with screenshots of the alleged conversations and other detailed information shared between them and the suspects.
Among those charged was Clifford Horn, 54, of Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Horn is a police corporal with the Central Bucks Regional Police Department.