Multiple Sheriff stations participate in OJJDP Operation Broken Heart conducted to prevent child sexual exploitation
DATE/TIME: May 14, 2016
INCIDENT: Operation Broken Heart - Sex Registrant Compliance Sweep
LOCATION: Rancho Cucamonga
SUSPECT(S): Convicted Sex Registrants
VICTIM(S):
SUMMARY: In support of Child Abuse Awareness month (April) and Internet Safety Month (June) the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) requested all 61 of the Nation’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces to participate in the third annual nationwide Operation Broken Heart. Participants in Operation Broken Heart III conducted proactive child sexual exploitation (CSE) investigations/operations to target child predators using the internet as a means to sexually exploit children.
On Saturday, May 14, 2016, six (6) teams, comprised of deputies and detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Rancho Cucamonga Station, Hesperia Station, Multiple Enforcement Team (MET), Court Services, Project HOPE and Specialized Investigations conducted a quarterly PC 290 Sex Registrant Compliance and Warrant Service Operation within the City of Rancho Cucamonga in participation of Operation Broken Heart III. During the operation the teams contacted eighty two (82) of the approximately one hundred and sixty (160) registered sex offenders who reside within the city of Rancho Cucamonga and served forty six (46) arrest warrants. Parole and probation searches were conducted on seven (7) of the registrants who are on felony parole/probation.
Deputies updated the registrant's information which included phone numbers, vehicles, and employment. There were two (2) PC 290 violations of registrants who moved from their listed address without updating their information and one (1) warrant arrest was made for possession of narcotics. The new PC 290 violations will be investigated and submitted to the District Attorney’s Office for review.
Refer: Detective Jason Frey
Station: Rancho Cucamonga
Phone No. 909-477-2800
Case No.
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Rancho Cucamonga Police Department
10510 Civic Center Dr
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-477-2800