成人X站

MYNORTHWEST NEWS

Police dragnet busts over 100 ‘Johns’ in week-long sting

Sep 3, 2017, 2:41 PM | Updated: Sep 4, 2017, 12:13 am

tent...

(MyNorthwest file photo)

(MyNorthwest file photo)

Bellevue police and the King County Sheriff鈥檚 Office opened their own “brothel” last week, setting up a sting in a condominium.

鈥淎 year ago, the Bellevue Police Department and the King County Sheriff鈥檚 Office dismantled a large scale human trafficking ring,鈥 said Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett. 鈥淭his operation is a continuation of our effort to eradicate human trafficking crimes. We will continue to devote our combined resources to combat this plague.鈥

RELATED: The harsh reality of Seattle prostitution

By the end of the operation on Friday, Sept. 1 in a condo a couple blocks north of Bellevue鈥檚 downtown, police arrested 110 men and impounded 105 cars, two motorcycles and one bicycle, according to Bellevue police.

Over the course of seven days, dozens of unsuspecting sex buyers answered online ads posted by undercover detectives, then exchanged often-explicit text messages describing the sex acts they expected to buy. They were arrested after showing up at the condo and agreeing to exchange money for sex.

Law enforcement throughout King County has been targeting buyers of sex as part of an ongoing push to reduce the demand for prostitution. The goal is to reduce human trafficking in the Puget Sound region.

This investigation was a joint operation involving the Bellevue Police Department, King County Sheriff鈥檚 Office, NORCOM 911, the Washington State Fusion Center, and the City of Bellevue Prosecutor鈥檚 Office.

 

MyNorthwest News

gun suppressors...

James Lynch

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ eases restrictions on gun suppressors, drawing local backlash

Discover how Trump's legislation impacts gun suppressors and what it means for firearm regulations in the U.S.

1 hour ago

microsoft ceo...

Jonah Oaklief

Microsoft engineer fired following anti-Israel outburst at developer conference

Microsoft reportedly terminated an engineer who disrupted a speech by its CEO.

4 hours ago

rare bird cougar mountain zoo Issaquah...

Frank Sumrall

Rare bird spotted, evades capture after escaping from Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah

A rare bird, a juvenile East African crowned crane, has escaped from Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah.

6 hours ago

bezos...

Jonah Oaklief

Bezos gifts $97M in Amazon stock to local nonprofit

Jeff Bezos gifts $97 million in Amazon shares to support local preschools.

9 hours ago

zombie deer disease...

Frank Sumrall

WDFW: Stop feeding wildlife to prevent ‘zombie deer disease’

According to the聽WDFW, a law took effect on May 17 that prohibits certain wildlife feeding in order to stave the spread of chronic wasting disease (zombie deer disease).

10 hours ago

jim irsay tokitae...

成人X站 7 News Staff

Jim Irsay, Indianapolis Colts owner and force behind Tokitae鈥檚 return to PNW, dies at 65

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who locally became a huge part of the movement to bring Tokitae back to Puget Sound waters, died at the age of 65.

11 hours ago

Police dragnet busts over 100 ‘Johns’ in week-long sting