Tag "human trafficking"
Task Force Investigators Led to Human Trafficking Suspect
FONTANA – Task force investigators tracked down a 21-year-old man suspected of using multiple female juveniles to work in the sex industry. Marquell Deante Stewart, 21, also known as Kell
Multi-Million Dollar Human Trafficking Ring Busted
(Top row, l-r) Jiuyin Cui, Hsin Wang, Runan Xia, (bottom row, l-r) Defun Hu, Yiwen Wang VENTURA COUNTY — Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Eric Tennessen, defining human trafficking as
San Rafael PD Arrests Richmond Suspect for Human Trafficking
SAN RAFAEL – According to a press release issued by the San Rafael Police Department (SRPD) on May 29th, a confidential minor victim had met a male suspect during the month
Fontana Couple Held on Pimping Underage Girls
Oscar Alfonso Banuelos and Amarinya Charlae Ledeaux FONTANA – A Fontana couple, facing prosecution for pimping underage prostitutes, will appear in court next Monday. In a case that began on
Desert Hot Springs Man Convicted of Human Trafficking
William Clyde Thompson, John David Yoder and Erick Alan Monsivais BANNING – Following a year-long trial process, a jury convicted one of the defendants in a Desert Hot Springs human trafficking
Santa Cruz Police Investigate Local Spas for Human Trafficking
Golden Bay Spa SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Police Department’s Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET) has conducted an undercover human trafficking and prostitution sting on several local massage parlors. The
Pomona: Human Trafficking Thwarted on The Blade
A spike in legal action on Pomona’s prostitution circuit on Holt Avenue, termed “The Track” and more recently “The Blade” — the area from the 71 FWY to Mills Ave
Suspected Moreno Valley Pimp Arrested in Sting
Cirilo Stephens MORENO VALLEY – During a prostitution sting, Moreno Valley Police were able to target and arrest a man suspected of working as a pimp in the city and
Authorities Seek Further Victims in Human Trafficking Case
Eliberto Cruz Jacobo HEMET – During a yearlong investigation, authorities uncovered a Facebook page that was utilized for more than 100 prostitution pandering attempts primarily to under-aged girls, leading to
Two Fresno Residents Arrested for Human Trafficking in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD — Two people from Fresno are under behind bars today after being arrested on Wednesday during a police prostitution sting in Bakersfield. Nathan Johnson-Harper, 30, and 24-year-old Ariel Mills were
