Citizens Help Atlantic City Police Arrest 17 Men For Attempted Child Luring

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Seventeen men have been charged with attempting to lure a child, and Atlantic City police say concerned citizens helped track them down.

Police have been making arrests since July 16, assisted by a group of residents. Each suspect was charged with luring/enticing a child by various means.

"The concerned citizens were engaged in posing as underage children on various social media sites," police said. "They would then confront the individual and notify police. The citizens group provided the responding officers with screen shots of conversations and detailed information that was shared between the citizens group and the suspects."

Here are the names of those arrested:

• Steven Wentzel, 51, of Williston, NY.
• Andrew Rheinheimer, 41, of Absecon, NJ.
• Delbin Martinez, 28, of Atlantic City.
• Bruce Cahan, 77, of Atlantic City.
• Sidney Yee, 67, of Atlantic City.
• Alex Damian, 37, of Stamford CT.
• Christopher Sharpe, 23, of Sweet Water, AL.
• Henrri Pacheco-Medina, 24, of Atlantic City.
• Juwin Jumpp, 26, of Vestal NY.
• Jonathan Shillingford Coll, 28, of Avondale, PA.
• Diego Delossantos, 27, of Atlantic City.
• Joseph Donofrio, 31, of Yonkers, NY.
• Nareshan Reddy, 34, of Vero Beach, FL.
• Gerald Colapinto, 65, of Yardley, PA.
• Johnny Puma, 54, of Lexington, SC.
• Colby Jones, 26, of Galloway, NJ.
• Avraham Holtzberg, 48, of Brooklyn, NY.

All suspects except Yee, who was issued a summons, were taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility, police said.