LOS ANGELES, CA — A multi-week investigation into crimes against children in Southern California ended with 341 arrests, authorities said Thursday. Officials said the enforcement effort also identified dozens of children as victims of abuse.
The operation, called Firewall, focused on online child predators and ran from April 19 through May 3 across five counties.
112 agencies joined Operation Firewall across five counties
Authorities said the crackdown involved 112 law enforcement agencies, including the LAPD, working with federal authorities, sheriff’s departments and police departments throughout the region.
Investigators followed tips that led to the arrests. In some cases, undercover officers entered chat rooms and posed as teen girls as young as 13…