*Disclaimer/Trigger Warning* This episode may not be appropriate for all ages and audiences as it contains candid conversations about child abuse, child predators, child sex offenders and cyber crime.
Join Kosta and his guests: Lt. Heather Marshall, Public Information Officer and Detective Conor Sparkman from Cookeville Police Department.
In this episode: We say this in every episode, but the Upper Cumberland is changing. We don’t live in the same world we grew up in and maybe that’s the scariest part of all. Kids don’t have to leave their room to find themselves in a dangerous place. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to keep our children safe online and offline, but first, let’s start with what makes the internet a scary place for our kids to be? There’s always a feeling like this could never happen to me. Cybercrime seems like something that happens on shows or movies, but it wouldn’t happen to us. How prevalent is this kind of behavior here in Cookeville and across Tennessee? Do you think most parents are really aware of what their kids are doing online? Do you think most parents are really aware of the dangers they could be facing online?
Find out more about Cookeville Police Department:
https://cookeville-tn.gov/245/Police-Department
Contact Cookeville Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division:
931-520-5384
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
https://www.cybertipline.com
Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a product of Morgan Franklin Media and recorded in Cookeville, TN.
This episode of Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is made possible by our partners at Miss Sallie's Market.
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