Scary chats and a repeat 'predator'

Over the course of three days, 38 men were arrested in the investigation.  Most would eventually plead not guilty.

That’s a large number of suspects, but the Long Beach police were ready.

Chris Hansen: Did that seem like a big number to you?  It’s our second highest number ever.

Sgt. Lee DeBrabander: Given the amount of population in this area, it’s pretty much what we expected.  We had a range that we set up that we based the number of officers at the operation on.  And that came right in to that range.

Coming up next week, you’ll meet some more men who come up our driveway in Long Beach.

When one man comes to our house, he seems to have second thoughts.

The question is—will he finally come inside?

And, for the first time since we’ve been doing our investigations, the police will set up in near-by park—where a suspect may be thinking he can lure a young teen into his car.

They’ll be ready.

But back at the house things will still get busy with some trying to make a get away.

But the police will have other plans.

The next installment of the Long Beach, Calif. investigations airs Dateline Tuesday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

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