Authorities warn of huge increase in cyber tips coming in about crimes against children online and last updated 2021-01-22 19:17:03-05 HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - News 3 is investigating how online predators are trying to exploit your children as the pandemic continues. Case after case continues to come into the offices of those who investigate online crimes against children. âIt's extremely overwhelming,â said Sgt. Stephen Anders with the Bedford County Sheriffâs Office and an assistant commander for the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. âWe just don't have enough people to work the number of cases that we've got coming in. We saw a huge, exponential increase once the lockdowns started happening in March.â