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Child Porn in Napa, Berkeley Youth Helps Find Missing Man, Petaluma Woman Killed
Also, pink 'mystery' puppy, police rescue threatened jumper, one lane open on Petrified Forest Road.
—Written by Genevieve Bookwalter
Thursday's big news from around the region came from Napa Patch, where police are looking for the source of child pornography photos posted on Instagram. From the story:
Thursday's big news from around the region came from Napa Patch, where police are looking for the source of child pornography photos posted on Instagram. From the story:
“Napa Police Department is seeking information on the source of images posted on a local website yesterday and today that could possibly be child porn.”
“Police said they received numerous reports of images being posted on an Instagram site, ‘napahoezexxposed’.”
“It was determined that inappropriate images had been posted on this site.”
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"The Napa Police Department is currently investigating the site to determine if the images were posted without consent or if any of the images were child pornography," police said in a news release.”
"’Instagram was contacted and the site was taken down,’ police said.”
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Other top Patch headlines around Northern California include:
- Deputies Interrupt Saratoga Vehicle Burglaries, Arrest 2 Men
- Berkeley Police Honor Boy, 10, Who Helped Find Missing Man
- Napa Police Rescue Threatened 'Jumper' From 1st Street Overpass
- Petaluma Woman Killed in Crash Near Bodega Bay
- UPDATE: One Lane Opened on Petrified Forest Road in Calistoga as Fire Continues
- Video Camera Catches Neighbor in Stolen PJs
- Los Gatos Man Sentenced to 2 Years For Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire, Bank Fraud
- Olympian Brings Golden Message To Young Students
- Couple in Their Eighties Victims of Home Invasion
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