DATE/TIME: July 19, 2019/3:00 pm
INCIDENT: Solicitation for Prostitution
LOCATION: 1000 Block of Colton Ave. Redlands
SUSPECTS: Five male adult suspects, ranging in age from 29-41 years of age, and residents of San Bernardino county.
SUMMARY:
On Friday, July 19, 2019, at about 3:00 pm, the San Bernardino County Human Trafficking Task Force, in a combined effort with Sheriff's Gang Team members and officers from the City of Redlands Police Department, conducted an in-call hotel "John" operation. The operation is part of an ongoing effort through heavy presence and enforcement to suppress Human Trafficking/prostitution throughout the communities of San Bernardino County, by targeting purchasers "Johns." During the operation, undercover officers were deployed at a local hotel to pose as prostitutes through on-line advertisements. On-line advertisements are more often used as a means for the commercialized trafficking of underaged victims in the sex trade. During the operation, the officers were contacted and solicited for acts of prostitution by several male suspects. Upon their arrival at the location, the suspects were taken into custody. After being interviewed and processed, all five suspects were transported and booked at Central Detention Center, for violation of PC 647(b)(2)- (Sex Buyer) Solicitation for Prostitution.
The San Bernardino County Human Trafficking Task Force is made up of investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office, Redlands Police Department, Ontario Police Department, California State Parole, Office of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Refer: Agent J. Kogeman/Dep. G. Deloria
Station: San Bernardino County Human Trafficking Task Force
Phone No. (909) 387-8400
Case No. 621900204
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
