By Chad Klassen

Creep Catchers under scrutiny for questionable tactics

Sep 9, 2016 | 2:53 PM

KAMLOOPS — Days after the Kamloops chapter of Creep Catchers released a video, accusing Don Andrews of trying to lure a 14-year-old boy, the phenomenon of vigilante organizations trying to expose alleged child predators continues to frustrate law enforcement authorities. 

The Kamloops Creep Catchers started in June and has been operational in the last few weeks, meeting with a couple people, including Andrews. Creep Catchers says they are a non-violent group that is merely interesting in filling a void in the system. 

“Ultimately, we would love the RCMP to work with us,” says Joanzee, a pseudonym name for the President of Kamloops Creep Catchers. “Unfortunately right now, they are not really too keen on the idea. I would have to say it starts with the judicial system and down. They’re getting a lot of flak, the RCMP, from both ends, from the community, us as creep catchers, as well as the government saying ‘do your job.”

Creep Catchers and Creep Hunters have come under fire recently by the RCMP and other law enforcement agencies for their tactics, posting videos online instead of turning the evidence over to the authorities. Some say they’re also putting themselves at risk. 

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“What happens if the person they’re trolling is actually planning to abduct the individual,” says former police officer Leo Knight. “I don’t doubt their motivation. The problem is, they’re not going about it the right way. Interferring with a potential police investigation is problematic, as well as the potential risk they expose themselves to.”