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Pflugerville police join Texas AG ICAC efforts; detectives uncover hundreds of images and dozens of victims in a multi‑state probe
Summary
The department described a recently authorized memorandum of understanding with the Texas attorney general's office for Internet Crimes Against Children investigations, and Commander Jared Tyson detailed a major case in which devices yielded roughly 700 images and 27 identified victims spanning multiple states and other countries.
Pflugerville Police Commander Jared Tyson told the City Council the department is participating in an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) effort under a memorandum of understanding with the Texas attorney general's office, allowing detectives to pursue internet and digital leads with specialized training and equipment.
"This goes back to the MOU that y'all authorized us to participate in with the Texas attorney general's office," Commander Tyson said, describing the investigative pathway from cyber tips to local arrest.
Tyson described a major ongoing investigation: a cyber tip originating from a report in Colorado led to coordination with the attorney general's office and a search warrant in the Pflugerville area. Detectives seized and analyzed devices and, according to Tyson, located roughly 700 images of known child sexual‑abuse material and identified 27 victims ranging in age from about 11 to 17. Some victims appear to be located in other U.S. states and in other countries, and the department said it is coordinating with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on international leads.
The department reported 16 reactive investigations from NCMEC (the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children) that met a nexus to Pflugerville, plus five additional cases developed locally. Chief O'Malley and commanders described ICAC participation as expanding local investigative capacity and underscored the unit's reliance on digital‑forensics tools and specialized training.
Commander Tyson said the case is ongoing and declined to provide names or full operational details in the work session because the investigation remains open.
