Shanon Anderson

The kids had a really good time , said Pasadena Urban League volunteer Sharon Anderson who along with her own two grown children , chaperoned about 25 young people that evening.They had the chance to see a lot of famous people and see how a television program comes together.

I believe that attending an event like 'Jammin for Education' is important for kids , continued Anderson , who works as the Coordinator of Support and Referral Programs for the Detectives of the Pasadena Police Department.I've worked with children in our community who never get to see beyond their neighborhoods.This was the first time I remember a private group , like CBA Motorsports , offering the young people of the Pasadena Urban League the opportunity to attend an event like this..

As one of the few hands-on , minority-owned teams on the Featherlite Southwest Series Tour , Broussard , along with his partner and friend Kit Kurisaki , are dedicated to providing young people with new experiences , from NASCAR to 'Jammin for Education.'.

Special Agent Bruce Bennett of the FBIâ€s Seattle office, Detective Shanon Anderson of the Seattle Police Department and Detective Jeff Vortisch of the Beaufort (SC) Police Department will be honored by Congressman Jim McDermott (WA).

Other 2002 Awards for Excellence in Law Enforcement winners were U.S. Postal Inspector April L. Hindin of Tampa, Florida; Detective Sergeant Gary D. Klinger and Detective Charlie L. Gates, Jr., from the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Bartow, Florida; Detective Scott A. Botkin of the Bethany (Oklahoma) Police Department; Officer Sean P. O'Connor of the Brackenridge (Pennsylvania) Police Department; Detective Rodney P. Mosher of the Salt Lake City (Utah) Police Department; Special Agent Bruce Bennett from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Seattle, Washington; Detective Shanon Anderson of the Seattle (Washington) Police Department; and Detective Jeff R. Vortisch of the Beaufort (South Carolina) Police Department.

The 13-year-old is a Seattle Police Detective, Shanon Anderson.

Anderson has been a member of the vice squad for three years.She told KOMO 4 News: "I don't have to find them.They come and find me!"

Anderson has a whole series of Internet profiles.Sometimes she's a 12-year-old girl.Sometimes a 45-year-old man looking for kiddie porn.

On one recent morning she signed on, there was an immediate message from a man.

"He asked me how old I was and where I was.I told him I was 13," Anderson said."He immediately sent me a picture of himself.I said 'You're kind of cute.' He immediately sent me a nude picture of himself -- at 7 in the morning."

Last year, Detective Anderson and other local Internet cops investigated 267 cases.This year in February, the number is already over 100.

She admits it's disgusting, and often disturbing.But this is the job she wants, because she can make a difference.

She says one key is for parents to watch their kids' computer activity: "Remind your kids that people don't have to tell the truth on the Internet.And if you don't know who your kids is talking to, it's a stranger.And check the history on the Internet, there are programs out there which can tell you what your kid is doing on the Internet."

As for the sailor she reportedly entrapped, he is jail.A grand jury is expected to indict him later this month.

FBI Special Agent Bruce Bennett and Detective Sharon Anderson of the Seattle Police Department shared in the award which was presented at a Congressional breakfast on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Special Agent Bruce Bennett of the FBI's Seattle office, Detective Shanon Anderson of the Seattle Police Department and Detective Jeff Vortisch of the Beaufort (SC) Police Department will be honored by Congressman Jim McDermott (WA).

Detective Shanon Anderson of the Seattle Police Department special investigations unit and member of the Seattle Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has been selected to receive the 2002 National Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) Award.The award is presented by NCMEC, in partnership with the Fraternal Order of Police and the U.S. Department of Justice.She will be recognized at the Seventh Annual Congressional Breakfast on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. on May 23.

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