The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) warned parents on Wednesday morning about the connection between juvenile crime and social media.”There are a lot of different items being offered on the internet that are not good for our children’s health and won’t lead to productive futures,” Harold Medina, Albuquerque’s police chief, said.According to APD, social media is a driving force in juvenile crime.”This is Telegram,” Kyle Hartsock, an APD homicide detective, said. “If your kid has this app. Just go ahead and delete it. Whip it off their phone and tell them, ‘I don’t want to see it again.'”Telegram is a messaging app developed in Asia and does not cooperate with U.S. law enforcement. According to APD, more than 90% of illegal gun and drug deals in Albuquerque happen on Telegram.”Telegram is the wild, wild west,” Hartsock said. “I just saw on the news this morning there are four APS students in the past week who brought guns to school… I bet all four were bought on Telegram.”Overall, police emphasize that parents should be vigilant and knowledgeable about who their children are interacting with.
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) warned parents on Wednesday morning about the connection between juvenile crime and social media.
“There are a lot of different items being offered on the internet that are not good for our children’s health and won’t lead to productive futures,” Harold Medina, Albuquerque’s police chief, said.
According to APD, social media is a driving force in juvenile crime.
“This is Telegram,” Kyle Hartsock, an APD homicide detective, said. “If your kid has this app. Just go ahead and delete it. Whip it off their phone and tell them, ‘I don’t want to see it again.'”
Telegram is a messaging app developed in Asia and does not cooperate with U.S. law enforcement. According to APD, more than 90% of illegal gun and drug deals in Albuquerque happen on Telegram.
“Telegram is the wild, wild west,” Hartsock said. “I just saw on the news this morning there are four APS students in the past week who brought guns to school… I bet all four were bought on Telegram.”
Overall, police emphasize that parents should be vigilant and knowledgeable about who their children are interacting with.
