Deputies arrest 10 during Prostitution Sting in downtown Victorville.
DATE/TIME: November 19, 2015
INCIDENT: Prostitution Sting
LOCATION: Downtown Victorville
SUSPECT(S): Nine adult males/One adult female
SUMMARY:
On November 19, 2015, members of the Victorville Police gang unit and Multi-Enforcement team conducted a proactive enforcement operation targeting prostitution in the downtown area of Victorville. This area has had a problem with prostitution over the years. The operation’s primary targets were the male customers, or “Johns”, who solicit sex from female prostitutes. Undercover female deputies were utilized in the operation and posed as prostitutes. Deputies arrested nine males and one female for solicitation of sex for money during the operation.
The suspects were transported to the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto for booking.
This is part of an ongoing effort by the Victorville Police Department to reduce criminal activity in the Downtown area.
Refer: Dep. C. Sanchez
Station: Victorville Station
Phone No. 760-241-2911
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Victorville Police Department
14200 Amargosa Rd
Victorville, CA 92392
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700