Task force aimed at protecting KC-area children from online predators seeing increase in tips

A task force dedicated to keeping child predators off the streets said the number of leads it has received in the Kansas City area this year is higher than average. In one year, the Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force usually receives about 400 tips. In the first four months of 2019, it has opened nearly 300 cases. For the first time, the task force allowed a news crew into its cyber lab.