Tag "human trafficking"
3-Day Human Trafficking Task Force “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild” Arrests 474 Suspects
LOS ANGELES – A coordinated law enforcement statewide sweep arrested 474 suspects when more than 30 participating federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and task forces from across California
Cerious Arrested for Sex Trafficking
Cerious Mark Anthony Griffin DESERT HOT SPRINGS – 24-year-old Cerious Mark Anthony Griffin was recently arrested in connection with the commercial sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old girl. Authorities had been
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
