BCA reports recent increase in tips about suspected online crimes involving children

• Scrub your social media of anything too personal or revealing and don't share explicit images. Once you share a photo, even if it only appears for a few seconds, you can no longer control it.
• Use your privacy settings and don't accept just anyone as a friend. If you don't know one of your contacts or followers, block or delete them.
• If there is an image of you or your child online, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has a detailed process you can follow to get help removing the image here.

The BCA also urged Minnesotans to report suspicious online conduct involving children online or by calling 1-800-843-5678.

As always, if you or someone you know is being victimized, call the police right away.