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Albuquerque police are cracking down on “vigilante groups” trying to catch suspected child predators

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Video above: Albuquerque police have charged four people in a so-called “vigilante group” who attempted to capture suspected predators in New Mexico. Videos of the interactions have received thousands of views online across various social media platforms. APD advises people to contact law enforcement before taking matters into their own hands. What are vigilante groups? “A member of a group of volunteers who decide on their own to stop crime and punish criminals.” “Only law enforcement is allowed to pose as a minor to see if someone wants to have a sexual conversation or a sexual encounter to appear with a child and may be charged in court,” said APD Cmdr. said Kyle Hartsock. “You think someone is going to hurt or sexually exploit a child? They contact law enforcement people in custody. “Stay in the know: The latest headlines from KOAT Action 7 News” If you are not in law enforcement or do not work directly with law enforcement to do so, any chats you have with a person in subsequent meetings may never happen lead to criminal charges,” Hartsock said. “In the legal role, the entire conversation must be transparent for the court and law enforcement to determine exactly what was agreed. We don’t have that in this case.” Allegations: False imprisonment, conspiracy to commit false imprisonment, interference with communications. “The next problem is that they are holding people against their will and that is illegal. That’s why we’re issuing an arrest warrant for these people. The prosecution agreed that they had committed crimes when these people showed up at the meeting and they held them against their will. “They had no legal right to do that. This is really dangerous,” Hartsock said. “You are about to accuse someone of showing up to a meeting with a child for sexualized reasons, and if they find out you are not the police, they may use violence against you to escape the situation, too “If he thinks you’re the police, or you might have to use force against them, if you feel threatened – either way – that’s unnecessary.” KOAT spoke to 21-year-old Santiago Sanchez on the phone. Sanchez is one of the four defendants. He told KOAT that he is currently unable to speak but plans to do so in due course. Stay up to date on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico –

Video above: Albuquerque police have charged four people in a so-called “vigilante group” who attempted to capture suspected predators in New Mexico. Videos of the interactions have received thousands of views online across various social media platforms. APD advises people to contact law enforcement before taking matters into their own hands.

What are “vigilante groups”?

“A member of a group of volunteers who decide on their own to stop crime and punish criminals.”

“Only law enforcement may pretend to be a minor to determine whether someone wishes to engage in a sexual conversation or appear for a sexual encounter with a child and may be charged in court,” said APD Cmdr. said Kyle Hartsock. “You think someone is going to hurt or sexually exploit a child? They are contacting law enforcement about people in custody.”

To stay updated: The latest headlines from KOAT Action 7 News

“If you are not law enforcement or are not working directly with law enforcement to do so, chats you have with a person in a subsequent meeting may never result in a criminal charge,” Hartsock said. “In the legal role, the entire conversation must be transparent to the court and law enforcement to determine exactly what was agreed. We don’t have that in this case.”

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  • False imprisonment
  • Conspiracy to commit false imprisonment
  • Disruption of communication

“The next problem is that they are holding people against their will and that is illegal. There we will issue an arrest warrant against these people. The prosecution agreed that they committed crimes when these people showed up at the meeting and detained them. “They had no right to do so against their will. This is really dangerous,” Hartsock said.

“You are about to accuse someone of showing up to a meeting with a child for sexualized reasons, and if they find out you are not the police, they may use violence against you to escape the situation, too “If he thinks you’re the police, or you might have to use force against them if you feel threatened – either way – that’s unnecessary.”

KOAT spoke with 21-year-old Santiago Sanchez by phone. Sanchez is one of the four defendants. He told KOAT that he is currently unable to speak but plans to do so in due course.

Stay up to date on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it Here.

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