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Coon Rapids Walmart Trafficking Warning

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Kim LaCapria
June 7, 2017 A woman's warning about a man who gave her a "bad feeling" at a Walmart in Coon Rapids, Minnesot ...
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Narrow Brush with Human Traffickers at a Southern California IKEA?

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Kim LaCapria
March 28, 2017 A familiar urban legend about retail environments and human trafficking popped up again in a vir ...
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Did 179 Children Go Missing in Indiana in the First 47 Days of 2017?

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Kim LaCapria
Feb. 28, 2017 Many Facebook users misinterpreted a post about missing children in Indiana as suggestive of a w ...
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Are Carjackers Using Discarded Shirts as Bait to Lure Victims?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria David Mikkelson
Feb. 22, 2017 News reports conflated a genuine incident of human trafficking with a completely unrelated claim ...
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Darboy Walmart Abduction Warning

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Kim LaCapria
Aug. 8, 2016 Darboy, Wisconsin, is the latest location where human traffickers are purportedly engaging in co ...
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Warning: Kay Jewelers Free Ring Gift

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Kim LaCapria
July 20, 2016 Another rumor about human traffickers has been spread on Facebook, this one involving lures of f ...
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Rochester/Silver Lake Park Abduction Warning

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Kim LaCapria
July 11, 2016 Police in Rochester, Minnesota, say no reports were received of attempted kidnappings during a f ...
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Fresno and Tulare Serial Killer Warning

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Kim LaCapria
June 15, 2016 Police say that viral warnings about a serial killer in Fresno and Tulare counties are not credible.
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'Terrifying Warning' About Ice Cream Trucks and Chloroform

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Kim LaCapria
June 10, 2016 A viral social media post claimed that young girls were being drugged with chloroform by ice cre ...
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Facebook Panic Follows Kroger Kidnap Claim

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Kim LaCapria
May 17, 2016 A woman's claim that she and her daughter were targeted by kidnappers at Kroger was swiftly debu ...
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Down to Lunch Human Trafficking Rumors

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Kim LaCapria
Feb. 26, 2016 A meetup app called "Down to Lunch" was described as linked to human trafficking by an unvetted ...
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Amanda in Longview Trafficking Claim

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Kim LaCapria
Feb. 25, 2016 Another viral claim of sex traffickers haunting shopping centers circulated on Facebook, this ti ...
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Great Lakes Crossing Human Trafficking Rumor

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Kim LaCapria
Jan. 8, 2016 Police in Auburn Hills, Michigan investigated claims that human traffickers were targeting young ...
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Trafficking Patterns

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Kim LaCapria
Aug. 27, 2015
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Roseville Human Trafficking Warning

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Kim LaCapria
July 12, 2015 Facebook post claims a teenager was abducted and coerced into sex trafficking after meeting a "s ...
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Department Store Sex Trafficking Rumor

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Kim LaCapria
June 30, 2015 A social media rumor claims a teen's mom saved her daughter from sex traffickers after the girl ...
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Summer Job Interview or Human Trafficking Front?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 5, 2015 Companies advertising summer jobs for young adults have been falsely tagged in social media as f ...
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