Attorney general's office sees spike in tips related to internet crimes against children
Created: February 06, 2021 08:05 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In 2020, the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office received 2,226 cyptertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children—a 59 percent increase compared to 2019. “I’m very concerned about the state of New Mexico,” said New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. The NCMEC tip line receives tips and forwards them to local law enforcement to be investigated. In New Mexico, the tips are sent to the Internet Crimes Against Children task force at the AG’s office. According to Balderas, the number of tip...