Operation Online Guardian NA24137ma

WHAT:
News Conference

WHEN:
Monday, September 9, 2024
10:00 a.m.

WHERE:
Los Angeles Police Headquarters Facility, 1st Floor, Compstat Room
100 West 1st Street
Los Angeles 90012

WHO:
Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton, Los Angeles Police Department
Chief of Police Manuel Cid, Glendale Police Department
Chief of Police Darren Arakawa, South Gate Police Department
Chief of Police Marcelo Blanco, Upland Police Department
Chief of Police Jason Reed, Montclair Police Department
Chief of Police Rachel Tolber, Redlands Police Department
Chief of Police Michael Dorsey, Fontana Police Department
Chief of Police Aaron Fate, Claremont Police Department
Deputy Special Agent in Charge Shawn Gibson, Homeland Security Investigations
Assistant Chief Jorge Rodriguez, LADA Bureau of Investigations
Deputy Chief Dan Smith-Lacy, San Bernardino County Probation Department
Commander Jay Mastick, Los Angeles Police Department
Captain Ed Sun, Los Angeles Police Department, Juvenile Division
Captain Brent McGuyre, Los Angeles Police Department, Harbor Division
Captain Joseph Janowicz, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Captain Mike Peters, Laguna Beach Police Department
Captain Carlos Villamayor, LADA Bureau of Investigations
Representatives from the Redondo Beach Police Department
Representatives from the Downey Police Department
Representatives from the Los Angeles County Probation Department
Representatives from the San Bernardino Police Department
Representatives from the Arcadia Police Department

WHY:
The Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted a proactive investigation, Operation Online Guardian, during the weeks of August 12th through August 23rd, 2024. The operation was executed throughout five counties in Southern California, which involved 102 affiliate law enforcement agencies. The purpose of the news conference is to highlight the arrests made during Operation Online Guardian and to provide educational Internet safety resources for the community.

CONTACT:
For inquiries, please contact Media Relations Division at (213) 486-5910