| Advisory: #LASD Arrests 12 Following Prostitution Sting Operation, In City of Compton Dear Nixle User, In an on-going effort to combat human trafficking, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) successfully conducted a “John Sting” operation on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Long Beach Boulevard and Elm Street, Compton. LASD personnel, consisting of a 29 member team that included LASD’s Major Crimes Bureau’s Vice Unit, Compton Station’s Special Problems Team, LASD Court Services, Custody Division, Reserve Forces Unit, and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, collaborated to investigate complaints of prostitution in the city of Compton. Undercover female deputies posed as prostitutes and 12 men were arrested for the misdemeanor charge of Solicitation of Prostitution. One of the 12 men had an outstanding warrant for Solicitation, one woman was arrested for an outstanding prostitution warrant, and five cars were towed due to invalid or suspended licenses. For any media inquiries, please contact Sergeant Walker, Major Crimes Bureau, at (562) 946-7034 or Lieutenant Oliva at (562) 946-7067. Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org Authored by: Lieutenant David Oliva Major Crimes Bureau Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department 11515 South Colima Road, Whittier 562-946-7002 Forwarded by: Deputy Guillermina Saldaña Sheriff's Information Bureau - Newsroom Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 323-267-4800 Website: http://www.lasd.org LASD HQ Text and Emails: http://www.Nixle.com http://nixle.com/lasd----hq-newsroom-shb-los-angeles-county-sheriff/ Twitter: @LASDHQ http://twitter.com/#!/LASDHQ Twitter: @LASDtalk https://twitter.com/LASDTalk Twitter: @LASDvideos https://twitter.com/LASDvideos Twitter: @LASDesp https://twitter.com/LASDesp Facebook LASD HQ: http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment LASD Photos: http://pinterest.com/lacountysheriff/ LASD YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/LACountySheriff/videos?view=0 Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org Jim McDonnell, Sheriff Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department To receive more detailed, up-to-date information via E-MAIL and/or TEXT directly from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), sign up for "Nixle" alerts at http://www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – Headquarters Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff" AND your local LASD station area. Or, to receive URGENT TEXT ALERTS ONLY, text your zip code to 888777. Standard text messaging rates may apply depending on your calling plan. A free Tip Submit mobile application is now available for the iPhone® and Android™. The new software tool is an anonymous and fully featured crime tipping mobile application that even allows you to submit images or video. More information at www.tipsoft.com. For full details, view this message on the web. |
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