Pomona Police Vice detail results in arrest of 10 prostitutes and recovery of 2 juvenile victims. 
DATE/TIME: Thursday, July 19, 2018
LOCATION: Holt Avenue Corridor, Pomona, CA
CRIME: Human Trafficking
SUSPECTS: Names withheld, 7 females, 3 males
VICTIM: Withheld Due to Age
UNIT: Pomona Police Department – Patrol Services
NARRATIVE:
On Thursday, July 19, 2018, the Pomona Police Department’s Patrol Services Division conducted a VICE operation focused on the area known as the Holt Corridor. The operation used plainclothes officers who conducted surveillance along the Holt Corridor. During the course of the operation, officers encountered and rescued two 17-year-old victims of Human Trafficking and arrested an additional 10 Commercial Sex Workers. The victims were interviewed and appropriate resources were activated to assist the them.
The Pomona Police Department is taking a proactive approach to improving the quality of life by addressing and deterring human trafficking and prostitution activities along the Holt Ave corridor.
The Pomona Police Department takes a zero tolerance approach to Human Trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Pomona Police Department at (909)620-2085.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your Smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the
Written by:
R. Martinez
Patrol Division
Address/Location
Pomona Police Department
490 W Mission Blvd
Pomona, CA 91766
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