Jose Ruiz Hernandez charged after Newark undercover child-exploitation sting
- Jose Ruiz Hernandez, a 40-year-old Fremont resident, was arrested in Newark on April 25 during an undercover sting operation targeting online child predators run by Newark PD and Homeland Security. - Hernandez faces felony charges including attempted lewd acts with a child under 14, attempted sexual penetration of a minor, sending harmful matter to seduce a minor, and felony false imprisonment. - This arrest is part of the East Bay's intensified 2024 efforts against child exploitation, with Newark PD collaborating federally amid rising online predator incidents in the region.
Jose Ruiz Hernandez got picked up in a classic undercover sting — the kind where cops pose as kids online to snag predators. He's a 40-year-old from Fremont, California. Newark police and Homeland Security ran the op on April 25, 2024. Hernandez drove to a pre-arranged spot thinking he was meeting a 13-year-old girl. Turns out, it was an agent. Now he's facing serious felony charges
