Lynchburg, VA – Some local women gave a big boost to the fight against online sex crimes. The Lynchburg South chapter of the Women of the Moose presented a $3,500 check to the Safe Surfin’ Foundation. That foundation awards law enforcement agencies with various internet crime fighting technology. Tuesday they announced they would use [...]
Kids Get fingerprinted And Photographed In Nitro
April 17, 2013 By
Original Article Link: WCHS Radio 58 Original Article Date: 04/27/2013 Around 20 kids got fingerprinted and photographed Tuesday evening as part of the Community Child Identification Clinic at Nitro High School. The event was put together by the Nitro Police Department and the Nitro Moose Lodge 565 and is part of an effort to further protect the children [...]
Erik Estrada and Sheriff Mike Brown meet with Loudon County, VA Sheriff Michael Chapman to Discuss Internet Crimes Educational Programs
April 8, 2013 By
April 3, 2013, Sheriff Mike Brown and special guest, Erik Estrada, met with Loudon County, VA, Sheriff Michael Chapman and discussed numerous subjects including Sheriff Chapman’s Internet crimes educational program he has launched throughout his school district. Sheriff Brown invited Sheriff Chapman and some of his staff to attend the screening of Finding Faith, the [...]
Timothy Peters Joins Law Enforcement in Fight to Protect Children
April 8, 2013 By
Where: Martinsville Speedway When: April 6, 2013, Saturday, 10:15AM Martinsville, VA – Sheriff Mike Brown, Administrator of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, (www.sovaicac.org) and the Founder of the Safe Surfin’ Foundation, (www.safesurfin.org) in Bedford County, VA, is honored to swear in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Timothy Peters. The driver of [...]
Safe Surfin’ Foundation Releases the Parents Internet Safety Handbook!
April 5, 2013 By
This handbook is full of very important and useful information about how to keep your kids safe on the Internet. Topics include: – General guidelines for Internet safety – Tools that can help keep your child safe on the Internet – Possible danger signs to recognize – What you should do if you suspect your [...]
Gov. Bob McDonnell Signed Six Bills To Help Fight Sex Crimes Against Children in September.
March 22, 2013 By
In September, Governor Bob McDonnell signed six bills to help fight sex crimes against children. The most severe law, House Bill 973, would impose a mandatory life sentence on an adult offender convicted of Virginia’s most serious sex crimes, where the victim was a child aged 12 or under. According to Governor McDonnell, “If [...]
IC3O (www.ic3o.org) and MOSAIC (Modern Slavery Abolishment International Collaboration) Pledge Support of Safe Surfin’s “Cop In A Box” Program
March 22, 2013 By
25th February 2013 To: The Executive Director of Safe Surfin, Ic3o (www.ic3o.org) and MOSAIC (Modern Slavery Abolishment International Collaboration), consisting of the current Commander of Scotland Yard’s Intelligence Services, Richard Martin, the head of Emmirates Investment Group, Mr Raza Jafar and myself, strongly pledge our support of Safe Surfin’s “Cop In A Box” program. [...]
University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center Endorses Finding Faith Film, Sheriff Mike Brown and Safe Surfin’
March 8, 2013 By
Every day children are victimized through the use of technology. Finding Faith provides a realistic, in-depth look at the risks our children face from on-line predators and the impact that it causes families. The University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center is honored by our association with Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown and the Safe [...]
National White Collar Crime Center Endorses Finding Faith as a Must-See Film
March 7, 2013 By
Finding Faith is a must-see film for every family in the country. The film is a compelling dramatization that brings home the message of how vulnerable our children really are and how quickly they can be exposed to on-line predators. The National White Collar Crime Center is very proud of our association with Bedford County [...]
Warning: Pimps hit social networks to recruit underage sex workers
February 28, 2013 By
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) It started with a Facebook “friend” request. “I was just, ‘oh, he’s cute, I’ll accept him,’” a 22-year-old called “Nina” recalls. She was 18 at the time, and didn’t imagine that clicking “accept” would start her on a path to four years of prostitution across the country. “Nina” is a pseudonym; CNNMoney [...]
