The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force joined other agencies statewide in “Operation Reclaim & Rebuild,” with the goal of cracking down on individuals allegedly involved in prostitution rings and escort services, most of them based online, as well as rescuing the victims.
The effort ran Jan. 23-28 in Riverside County, with identical sweeps taking place in numerous other jurisdictions across California, according to Sgt. Jeff Hammond of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
The Task Force oversaw the county operation in conjunction with the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station, San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station, Temecula Sheriff’s Station, Murrieta Police Department, Riverside County Gang Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and local victim advocacy partners
Arrests were made in Banning, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Perris, Riverside, San Jacinto, Temecula and Wildomar.
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