Word: interpolates
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...Indeed, Interpol believes the global appeals may be the child exploitation unit's newest weapon. "It's a silver bullet," says Michael Moran, Interpol's head of operations for both cases. "We've shown the efficacy of this. The public likes being asked. They produce the goods. And it sends a message that if you abuse children, you will be caught." That doesn't mean civilian policing will dislodge more conventional methods. "There is no question this can help, and probably often would," says David Kennedy, Director of Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal...
...early 2006, Interpol - the global police network based in Lyon, France - received from Norwegian police a cache of 800 disturbing images, roughly 100 of which depicted a man sexually abusing at least three boys aged between 6 and 10 in 2000 or 2001. While a luggage tag in the photos suggested they may have been taken in Southeast Asia, the trail grew cold, and for two years investigators were unable to decipher the man's identity or whereabouts - even though he hadn't bothered to conceal his face in the images. So this week, Interpol's child exploitation unit...
...media broadcast Interpol's plea and the tips came rushing in from as far away as Bangladesh. In the end, they ended up arresting a suspect. Less than 48 hours after Interpol's appeal for help, three tips submitted over the Net led to the arrest of Wayne Nelson Corliss in Union City, New Jersey, who was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement and charged with producing child pornography. Interpol depicted him as an aging deviant who entertained children by dressing up as Santa Claus and painting their faces at parties. According to prosecutors, Corliss, 58, described...
...only the second time such an international public appeal has been made. In the fall of 2007, Interpol published images in media outlets worldwide that drew tips leading Thai police to arrest a man named Christopher Paul Neil, whom they accused of sexual abuse and who went on trial earlier this year. The lightning effectiveness of the tactic raises the question: why not do it more often...
...uncovered plans for attacks during the Games by Uighur separatists from China's Xinjiang region. In March, authorities said a female Uighur terrorist attempted to start a fire on a flight from Urümqi to Beijing. Although the attempted attack received widespread coverage, authorities offered few further details. Interpol and the U.S. Department of State have both warned that the Olympics could be an attractive target for international terrorists...