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Vehicle Ops
Two Charged Under New Human Trafficking Law
Ricardo Contreras and Regino Sanchez are charged with attempting to smuggle an 18-year-old Guatemalan woman into Lantana, Florida under the state’s new law against human trafficking.
April 7, 2005
Technology
RAND Corp. Releases Study of Human Trafficking in Two Ohio Cities
An examination of the types of human trafficking occurring in two of Ohio’s largest cities found that child prostitution is more common in Toledo while forced labor is more likely to be identified in Columbus, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
October 28, 2007
Patrol
DHS Blue Campaign Announces New Partnership to Combat Human Trafficking
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a new partnership between the DHS Blue Campaign and the Birmingham mayor's office to raise public awareness on how to recognize human trafficking.
January 26, 2016
Patrol
Thomson Reuters Foundation Launches Resource to Tackle Human Trafficking
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has launched a powerful new Toolkit designed to help financial institutions fight human trafficking using data. The Toolkit is the product of the United States Banks Alliance, a multi-stakeholder working group convened in 2017 by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
July 27, 2018
Patrol
Florida Agency Launches Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking
"This is one of those areas where we are definitely being proactive about because we recognize this is not just about who we are as Pasco {County or} as who we are in Tampa Bay, but human beings," Sheriff Chris Nocco said. "This is the dignity of human life and how much is a life worth?"
July 13, 2018
Patrol
Virginia Trooper, Marine Reserve Officer Busts Human Trafficking Ring
"[He] saw a young lady who seemed to be acting a bit differently and was dressed a bit differently," Marine Corps Col. John Cowart said. "And he saw a '13' tattooed on her arm, which really set off his alarm bells."
May 25, 2023
Patrol
What You Need to Know About Human Trafficking
The exploitation of people for unpaid labor and forced prostitution is a heinous crime that is much more prevalent in modern America than you think.
February 2, 2022
Special Units
CA Officers Rescue 17-Year-Old Human Trafficking Victim
The officers took her into protective custody and drove her to the police station, where she told detectives that over the past year she had been moved around Southern California and even taken to Nevada and Colorado, forced to work as a prostitute.
March 29, 2021
Patrol
Louisiana Law Mandates Increased Training for Human Trafficking Enforcement
Louisiana Senate Bill 63—which was passed by a 40-14 vote (with one abstention) in late June and was signed by Governor John Bel Edwards soon thereafter—amends Children's Code Act 601 relative to mandatory reporting of child abuse and reporting of sex trafficking.
August 12, 2022
Special Units
Charlotte Officers On Watch for Human Trafficking During NBA All-Star Game Weekend
During big events, police say traffickers take advantage of hot spots like sports venues, hotels and areas just outside main interstates that can turn into easy areas for trafficking—all areas you can expect NBA All-Star weekend events.
February 13, 2019
Patrol
IACP and Thomson Reuters Recognize Florida Department of Law Enforcement for Investigation of an International Human Trafficking Ring
Thomson Reuters and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) today announced that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is this year's winner of their Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation.
October 25, 2017
Patrol
New Massachusetts State Police Unit to Target Child Trafficking
Top Massachusetts officials announced Tuesday a new four-person State Police unit targeting human trafficking cases that involve children.
April 7, 2016
Special Units
Arizona Officer Creates Safe Haven for Trafficked Girls
An officer with the Tucson Police Department has made a mission out of caring for young women—girls in some cases—who are the victims of human trafficking.
April 23, 2019
Patrol
Feds Rescue Dozens of Teen Prostitutes Nationwide, Arrest Pimps
The FBI said federal agents and local and state police rounded up more than 880 adults on charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors, human trafficking and prostitution activities.
November 8, 2010
Training
$60M Bail Set for Former Philly 'Top Cop'
A former Philadelphia Police officer once named a "top cop" who sat next to Michelle Obama at a State of the Union address now faces 32 charges, including promoting prostitution, human trafficking, and rape.
May 19, 2013
Special Units
New Partnership Seeks to Help Sexually Exploited Children
In an effort to stop the exploitation of children as a result of human trafficking, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is partnering with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to educate law enforcement officers, social service providers, and healthcare professionals about the problem and how to help the victims.
September 1, 2004
Patrol
Calif. Retains Death Penalty, Softens Three Strikes
California voters sent a mixed message to public safety Tuesday by retaining the death penalty, softening three-strikes sentencing for violent felonies, and increasing penalties for human trafficking.
November 6, 2012
Patrol
Panel Tells TREXPO Audience that What Happens on the Border Affects Entire Country
Speaking to a POLICE-TREXPO East audience at Chantilly's Dulles Convention Center, Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzales of Zapata County, Texas, said the influence of Mexican drug cartels and human trafficking gangs is now nationwide.
October 27, 2010
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