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Randolph County task force reports hundreds of cyber tips and dozens of arrests in child‑exploitation work
Summary
The Invictus multi‑county child exploitation task force told the Randolph County Board it has handled more than 1,100 cyber tips and achieved over 200 arrests since inception, and that nonprofit partners provided start‑up funds, lab equipment and training to accelerate investigations and victim support.
Captain Justin Trogdon briefed commissioners on the Invictus task force’s structure, investigative lanes and results, saying the multi‑county effort focuses on cyber‑tip triage, peer‑to‑peer investigations and proactive undercover chat operations.
Trogdon said the task force—now operating across five counties with embedded State Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security agents—has been assigned roughly 1,100 cyber tips and has cleared just over 900 of them; he said the operation has led to more than 200 arrests and identified more than 500 victims in files seized through investigations. "We are now working out of 5 counties," he said, and described the initiative as a shift from reactive to proactive case work.
The task force also described an NGO partnership with the Invictus Project that supplied initial funding, lab licensing and training. Whitney Miller, director of development for the nonprofit partner, told the board the group raised funds through community support, sponsorships and events and that it had covered specialized training and purchased equipment including a server to expand forensic storage capacity so investigations could continue without delay.
Trogdon and others emphasized that online platforms—Instagram, Facebook, Telegram and others—generate the bulk of cyber tips, and that the number of tips has increased dramatically in recent years. Trogdon outlined multiple operational needs (forensic storage, additional training and more investigative personnel) and noted that the task force sometimes encounters people in positions of public trust. He said operations have produced regular arrests and that intelligence work and nonprofit resources are integral to maintaining investigative tempo.
Next steps: the task force will continue regional operations, seek sustained resource support and coordinate with federal partners for prosecutions. Commissioners thanked the team and noted the program’s local and regional impact.
