TURLOCK, Calif. — A multi-agency operation targeting people accused of attempting to exploit children online resulted in 13 arrests, according to the Turlock Police Department.
The operation focused on individuals allegedly seeking to engage in illegal activities involving underage children. Police said four of the people arrested are from Turlock, while the others traveled from communities including Modesto, Atwater, Ceres, Fresno, Merced, Oakdale, Stockton and San Francisco.
Twelve suspects were booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center, while one was booked into the Sacramento County Jail. Police said one of those arrested was a registered sex offender…