Crime & Safety
Tip Leads To Child Porn Arrest In Rohnert Park: Police
Detectives said a tip received earlier this year helped investigators track down a man accused of uploading child pornography.
ROHNERT PARK, CA — A 27-year-old Rohnert Park man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of uploading, downloading, storing and receiving child pornography, thanks to a tip from an internet crimes against children organization.
Detectives from the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said they first received a tip on April 18 from the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
In the tip, the organizations alleged that an online account based in Rohnert Park possessed and uploaded child pornography. Detectives identified the suspect as 27-year-old Uriel Oria Lugo, and the organizations further assisted police in compiling additional evidence against Oria Lugo.
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On Wednesday, officers served a search warrant at Oria Lugo's home in the 700 block of E. Cotati Avenue.
Anyone with more information on this case is encouraged to contact the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Detective Ramirez at (707) 588-3597.
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