American Fork detective honored as 2024 ICAC New Investigator of the Year

Detective Caleb Kinnaman of the American Fork Police Department received the 2024 New Investigator of the Year award from the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force during the American Fork City Council meeting on Jan. 28.

The award recognizes Kinnaman's work after he joined the ICAC task force in 2024. Mayor Frost praised Kinnaman's investigations and said they led to arrests and the rescue of children: "In one case, Caleb's investigation led to the arrest of a man for several child exploitation crimes, including producing CSAM and resulted in a young female being saved," Frost said during the meeting.

The council and city staff said they value the ICAC task force's statewide work. A police official who introduced the topic told the council that Utah's ICAC is one of 61 task forces nationwide and that the network comprises thousands of state, local and federal partners.

City and police remarks at the meeting cited 2024 ICAC activity in Utah: the task force examined just under 700 terabytes of data (described at the meeting as roughly 700 million high-quality photos or 57 years of video), served about 1,700 search warrants or other court orders, made 294 arrests and helped rescue 134 children. The task force was described as housing 86 affiliate agencies and coordinating about 5,400 law-enforcement officials and partners nationwide.

Speakers at the meeting noted that Detective Kinnaman performs ICAC work in addition to his regular caseload for the American Fork Police Department and often uses overtime to carry out investigations. Council members and the city administrator offered public thanks and recognition for his work and for the wider efforts of the department.

The city did not record a formal council action tied to the award during the meeting; the presentation was made on the public record so it will appear in the meeting minutes.