Authorities advise how to keep children safe from online predators the-dispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from the-dispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Authorities are encouraging parents to talk to their children about online predators and to monitor their kidsâ computer use. Their advice comes in the wake of four recent criminal cases in Davidson and Ashe counties involving girls who were taken or solicited by men online. âOne of the most important things that needs to be done is that parents need to have a conversation with their child about what is safe internet usage,â said Kevin Roughton, the special agent in charge of the State Bureau of Investigationâs computer crimes unit. âEveryone is going to be on the internet, so how do we do it safely and how do we protect our kids?â
The Dispatch A 12-year-old girl from Welcome who was reported missing on Saturday was found safe in Jacksonville, Florida on Monday morning, according to law enforcement. Officer Cheyenne Snyder of the Jacksonville Police Department said Ashlan Kaye Earley was found along with a 15-year-old boy, Shemo Tit, of Jacksonville, who was also reported missing by his family. Want to know more about what is happening in Davidson County. Support local journalism, subscribe to The Dispatch. Snyder said the specifics of where the two were found are not being released at this time. The circumstances of how Ashlan was connected to the boy and got to Florida are still pending investigation.
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Group home staff said security protocols were followed after teen kidnapped from facility The Dispatch The president and CEO of a local group home said staff followed all outlined protocols following the kidnapping of a teen from the facility. Kayla Carlson, 15, disappeared last week from American Children s Home in Lexington. Authorities found her at a motel on Monday, Feb. 22 and arrested Christopher Steele Boles, 36, in connection with her kidnapping. The Davidson County Sheriff s Office said Boles was communicating with Kayla on her school laptop prior to her disappearance. A statement from American Children s Home s president and CEO Kathy Berrier outlined the safety practices in place at the facility.
A Moore County man was arrested Monday on charges he kidnapped a Davidson County teen last week from a Lexington foster home, authorities said Tuesday.
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