LOS ANGELES, CA — Nearly 200 suspected child predators across the Southland have been arrested as part of a massive two-month, multi-agency investigation of internet crimes against children, authorities announced Friday.

Police conducted thousands of investigations and raided hundreds of homes across Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and the Inland Empire, culminating in some high-profile arrests. As of Friday, 186 suspected child predators were arrested as part of "Operation Broken Heart IV," a nationwide law enforcement effort, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. "June has been designated as Internet Safety Month, and June is also a time when our children have more free time and less supervision during the summer months away from school," an LAPD statement said.

"In anticipation of this, in the months of April and May, the Los Angeles Regional Internet Crimes against Children launched (the) operation ...," the statement said. Members of the task force conducted almost 1,400 investigations and served nearly 400 search warrants.

The operation used various techniques to find, identify, gather evidence and arrest offenders engaged in online enticement of children for sexual purposes, police said. Suspects were booked on various offenses, including possession, manufacturing and distribution of child pornography; child annoying; lewd and lascivious acts with a child; and violations of sex registration requirements and parole conditions.

Among the arrestees was Cushqader Warren, of Los Angeles, who allegedly posted computer games on YouTube and then offered free game cards that would allow access to paid higher-level of play in the games.

"Based upon the number of under-aged boys who appear within Warren's list of Facebook friends as well as the preliminary search of his computers containing hundreds of thousands of lines of messages and chat logs, this case has the potential to grow to 67 victims," police said.

The case was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office for consideration of the filing of 15 charges against Warren, police said. In another case, authorities arrested Keh-Tai Culbreath, a part-time teacher at Tesoro High School, near Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County.