A Message From Sheriff Robert A. Ficano
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

We are the leaders of high-tech investigations in Michigan. Our investigators have arrested more digital criminals than all of the federal, state, and local agencies - combined -- in the Midwest Region of the United States.

We drafted and helped enact new criminal legislation, which added assets forfeiture as a penalty for computer crimes committed in Michigan.

We challenged anonymous Internet Services Providers to keep better business records and aid in tracking child sex predators. K-mart and its Bluelight.com became a role model for responsible corporate citizenship, balanced with securing the privacy of Internet users.

We educated school superintendents to the on and off line dangers of the Internet faced by students. United with principals and teachers we provided safety demonstrations to thousands of unsuspecting parents.

We know the best method to reduce digital crime is to provide cutting-edge prevention techniques to the public coupled with aggressive tracking, apprehension, and prosecution of digital criminals. The Wayne County Administration has not seen fit to budget one dime to protect web travelers, even though more than 570,000 children and youths live in Wayne County, Michigan.

This web site is one solution. Here you can quickly explore methods to protect yourself from cyber strangers and other cyber dangers.

We hope this site helps prevent you from becoming a digital crime victim, however, if you have been victimized then fill out a complaint form online, or call us toll-free at 1 866 WEB-COPS.

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