SYCAMORE – Are you worried about your children sexting? Cyberbullying? Basically using their phones for any unsavory purposes? Maybe you don’t know how to start a conversation about it. Sycamore police Sgt. Joe Meeks does. “Call me,” he said. “If you’re having trouble with it, I don’t.” Although Meeks recently was promoted to sergeant in the patrol division, he continues to be determined to educate children, and their parents, about the dangers of social media. “Can we get to the kids before they make that one mistake ...
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