Full Notification

DATE/TIME: Monday, May 16, 2016

LOCATION: East Holt Ave. Corridor

CRIME: Loitering With the Intent to Commit Prostitution

VICTIM: State of California

SUSPECTS:

1. Male, Joel Montes Estrada, 27, Pomona Resident

2. Male, Alfonso Paredes Sanchez, 53, Pomona Resident

3. Male, Juan Perez, 61, Pomona Resident

4. Male, Fabian Isaac Najera, 18, Ontario Resident

5. Male, Guillermo Antonio Fernandez, 42, Rancho Cucamonga Resident

6. Male, Michael Lorenzo Maldonado, 31, Ontario Resident

7. Male, Ricardo Alonzo Brown, 54, La Palma Resident

8. Male, Artemio Cruz Perez, 48, Azusa Resident

9. Male, Sergio Gomez, 20, Pomona Resident

10. Male, Jimmy Pelayo, 22, Claremont Resident

11. Male, Pascual Rivas Lopez, 51, Jarupa Valley Resident

12. Male, Felipe Garcia Ruiz, 41, Pomona Resident

13. Female, Belisha Ann Nettles, 18, Lancaster Resident

14. Male, Erickson Tepet, 50, Upland Resident

15. Male, Kevin Artic Swiney, 51, West Covina Resident

16. Male, Joseph Sanabria, 36, Pomona Resident

Narrative: On May 16, 2016, members of the San Gabriel Valley East AB109 Task Force, and Pomona Vice officers assisted the Pomona Police Department in conducting directed enforcement along the East Holt Corridor targeting any and all prostitution related activities. Using officers in an undercover capacity, officers were able to arrest fifteen (15) individuals for 647 (B) PC and 653.22 PC- Loitering With the Intent To Commit Prostitution. One subject (Joseph Sanabria) attempted to obstruct and interfere with the operation and was arrested.

The Pomona Police Department continues to take a proactive approach to issues regarding Human Trafficking and prostitution along the Holt Ave corridor. These types of operations serve as an opportunity for victims of Human Trafficking to speak with officers about the dangers of this lifestyle and provide advocates the opportunity to relocate them to safe locations. Similar operations are scheduled to take place in the near future.

Anyone with information regarding these types of activities are encouraged to contact the Pomona Police Department at (909)620-2085. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you can call "Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The San Gabriel Valley East AB109 Task Force is a multi-agency team comprised of officers from eleven agencies and includes representatives from the Los Angeles County Probation Department, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, and Department of Homeland Defense. The Task Force is responsible for enforcement in the cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Claremont, Covina, El Monte, Glendora, Irwindale, Pomona, La Verne, West Covina and Whittier.

Written by; Sergeant Bert Sanchez

Pomona Police Department

Investigative Services Division 909-620-2095