‘CHiPs’ star Erik Estrada works undercover to arrest child sexual predators
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"CHiPs" star Erik Estrada shed light on his undercover work catching online child sexual predators as a deputy sheriff in Virginia after serving as a police officer.
"I got so upset when I saw what I saw because my daughter was 7 at the time. It really upset me. And then I got angry. Made me mad." Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to ashley.hume@fox.com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume
While still working as an actor, Estrada fulfilled a childhood dream when he became a reserve police officer in Muncie, Indiana. He later became a deputy sheriff in Virginia, where he joined the department's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. A post shared by Erik Estrada (@erikestradaofficial)
During an interview with Fox News Digital, Estrada reflected on his career in law enforcement, which he launched in 2008 when he began working the late-night shift at the Muncie Police Department.