As it is our mission to protect and serve our citizens, we feel it is vital to inform you of a recent case. Please let this situation serve as a reminder to always be aware of what your children are doing with their electronic devices. The suspect in this case had minimal criminal history, was not from this area, and had no currently identified connection to Harrisonville. This predator was able to groom the victims and orchestrate all of these crimes through various social media platforms. The people looking to commit crimes such as these will travel great distances in pursuit of their victims.
We also wanted to share this situation with the public in case there are more, unidentified, victims. If you have any further information please contact the Investigations Unit at the Harrisonville Police Department (816-380-8940).
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