A police department has revealed it arrested a man while he was on a date.
A man in Seattle has been arrested on suspicion of child molestation and sexual exploitation.
The Seattle Police Department first began its investigation into the suspect in September, 2022, before apprehending and arresting him on 2 December while he was out for dinner.
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Alongside sharing an image of the man being apprehended at a restaurant, Seattle Police Department tweeted: "In Sept, detectives began an investigation into a suspect accused of child molestation and sexual exploitation.
"On 12/2 police found the suspect dining with a woman on what appeared to be a date.
"Officers arrested the suspect on his $250K felony warrant."
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The investigation is one of many Seattle Police Department have shared with its followers on Twitter.
In the same thread, the department shared their findings after they spotted a suspicious vehicle and searched it.
The tweet reads: "Officers patrolling the Aurora corridor 11/30 saw a suspicious vehicle. They contacted four people in the car and saw signs of drug activity inside.
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"On 12/1 police served a warrant on the car and found a gun with a damaged serial number, 75.8g of Fentanyl, 24.1g of meth, & $1947."
On the same day, 1 December, Seattle Police Department conducted another operation which led to the arrest of an individual suspected as being involved in 'repeated stalking with escalating behaviour'.
The department also recovered 'large amounts of stolen merchandise' and made 16 other arrests on the same day it arrested the suspected child molester.
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"Many of the arrestees were repeat offenders and were booked on their warrants and/or felony charges," it stated.
The Seattle Police Department isn't the only US police force cracking down in the run up to Christmas.
Operation 'Santa's Naughty Lil Sellers' conducted by Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) has seen a whopping 123kg of drugs seized over the past year, alongside 13 firearms and substantial wads of cash, altogether totalling a mega $5.7 million worth of illegal substances.
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The force served 35 arrest warrants - suspects of who, altogether, face a total of 58 charges.
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly reflected on the success of the operation at a press conference.
He said: "This should also be a warning to drug dealers that, if you are not listed on these boards in this operation, I suggest you get out of Flagler County because you are next.
"And if you sell a fatal dose of poison, we will investigate you until we can lock you up for murder."
It may be Christmas, but it's clear there's no such thing as slowing down to join in on the festive fun when there's crime to be cracking down on and both FCSO and Seattle Police Department are cracking down and cracking down hard.
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Topics: US News, Crime, True crime, Twitter, Social Media
Poppy Bilderbeck