'Predator Proof' Solves Another Crime In Wilmington: Police

WILMINGTON —The Wilmington Police Department announced that 33-year-old Matthew Naughton of Wilmington is now sitting in the Will County Jail facing charges of solicitation to meet a minor and traveling to meet a minor, thanks to help from the group "Predator Proof."

On Saturday, around 7:30 p.m., officers in Wilmington were called to the Mar Theatre in downtown Wilmington because a man reportedly traveled there to meet a 15-year-old girl. The man, Naughton, was instead greeted by members of the Predator Proof Facebook page who were operating a decoy account on a dating app, the police department said.

Wilmington police found Naughton, and he was later arrested and moved to the Will County Jail.

"We would like to thank Predator Proof for their assistance in this investigation and providing requested evidence," the Facebook page for Wilmington police noted.

Tuesday marked Naughton's third day in the Will County Jail. He comes from the 500 block of East Kankakee River Drive, the jail records indicate.

Back in February, Patch wrote a story about another Predator Proof arrest, involving a man from Braidwood.

That arrest happened in Wilmington at the Forsythe Woods Forest Preserve.