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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2011

N.Y. Prostitute's Convictions Thrown Out Under Sex-Trafficking Law

A 22-year-old former Bronx prostitute is the first American citizen to have her convictions thrown out under New York's new sex-trafficking law, after prosecutors agreed she had been forced into the sex trade at age 13.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2011

Fla. Deputy Used Rubber Penis To Bust Prostitute

A Manatee County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputy used a flaccid, rubber penis to bust a prostitute who entered his vehicle and had asked him to expose himself.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 30, 2011

Veteran Pittsburgh Cop Allegedly Operated a Prostitution Service

Officer Michael Johns, a 16-year veteran of the force, allegedly rented vehicles for the prostitutes, allowed them to inject heroin in his house, and paid for online ads promoting their work.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2011

N.C. Cop Fired at Vehicle That Struck Him

The incident began at about 3 a.m. Sunday on the 600 block of South King Street, when Officer Jon Rickett, 30, spotted a vehicle down a gravel road. He went to investigate, and the vehicle backed into him. He fired at the car, stopping it.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2011

San Diego Mayor Blames 'Absolute Jerks' for Tarnishing PD

Jerry Sanders, San Diego's mayor and former police chief, is backing current Chief William Lansdowne's efforts to address a spate of officer misconduct cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2011

Suspected Prostitute Left Babies In Car While Working

The 25-year-old Stockton woman was seen loitering on 16th Avenue near a dirty Oldsmobile. She was arrested in an undercover sting.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2011

Obama Friend Arrested In Hawaii Sex Sting

Robert "Bobby" Titcomb, 49, was one of four men arrested in an undercover sting operation late Monday and later released on $500 bail, confirms the Honolulu Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2011

Three More Bodies Found at Long Island Beach

So far, eight women have been found in Suffolk County between Gilgo Beach and Oak Beach since last summer. At least four were Craigslist hookers. Police are still searching for escort Shannan Gilbert, who has been missing since December.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2011

California Courts: When Is Someone a Pimp?

Jomo Zambia's lawyers argued that only someone who recruits innocent victims rather than working prostitutes or someone posing as a prostitute can be guilty of pandering.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 2, 2011

Bankrupt Calif. City Becomes Prostitution Magnet

City officials have had to trim the police force from 155 to 90, leaving the remaining officers with little time to haul in hookers and johns. As a result, streetwalkers and pimps have come from as far away as Oregon and Mexico to work Vallejo.

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