Nine arrests were made in early February in a multi-agency operation meant to capture sexual predators in the Tucson area. The operation, which ran from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, placed law enforcement personnel posing as children, ranging in ages from 7 to 16 years old, in online chat rooms. As children, they would agree to meet adults in Tucson to engage in sexual acts, according to a news release from Tucson Police.