Police Department

A police department is a law enforcement agency that is responsible for maintaining public safety and order within a specific jurisdiction, such as a city or county. Police departments are typically headed by a chief of police or other senior law enforcement officer, and they are staffed by sworn police officers who have the authority to enforce the law and make arrests. Police departments may also include support staff, such as dispatchers and administrative personnel. Police departments are typically funded by tax revenues and may be organized at the local, state, or federal level. The duties of a police department may include responding to emergency calls, patrolling neighborhoods, investigating crimes, and enforcing traffic laws.

Human trafficking task force reviews data, discusses ways to crack down
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Human trafficking task force reviews data, discusses ways to crack down

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Before lawmakers return to the Louisiana State Capitol for the next legislation session, some of them are working with people from different backgrounds to develop new laws to help combat human trafficking. The lawmakers say what we have now simply isn’t enough. “The systems that we have set up to…

Advocates, law enforcement push to educate public on human trafficking as response efforts evolve
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Advocates, law enforcement push to educate public on human trafficking as response efforts evolve

Kuykendall shared her story at a Bay Area human trafficking awareness and prevention event hosted by the Houston Airport System Nov. 4, part of renewed efforts by activists and law enforcement agencies to amplify signs of the crime and methods for preventing it. Human trafficking is the exploitation of individuals for forced labor or sex…

St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy | USAO-MN
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St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy | USAO-MN

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a sex trafficking conspiracy after recruiting six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, from May 2020 through December 2020, Gisela Castro Medina, 20, conspired with co-defendant Anton Joseph Lazzaro,…

St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
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St. Paul Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a sex trafficking conspiracy after recruiting six minor victims to engage in commercial sex acts, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, from May 2020 through December 2020, Gisela Castro Medina, 20, conspired with co-defendant Anton Joseph Lazzaro,…

Eighteen arrested in Sparks undercover prostitution sting – KOLO
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Eighteen arrested in Sparks undercover prostitution sting – KOLO

SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) -A two-day undercover operation in Sparks targeting men soliciting adults and children for prostitution results in eight felony arrests and 10 misdemeanor arrests. The operation was Thursday ad Friday at an undisclosed Sparks location and several agencies were involved, according to a statement sent Saturday. Six of the arrested people attempted to…

Georgia police found missing girl, 11, suspected of being human trafficking victim
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Georgia police found missing girl, 11, suspected of being human trafficking victim

The missing 11-year-old girl who went missing from Georgia earlier this week was located alive by police on Friday. Clayton County Police said they believed the girl, R’Kayla Briggs, was a victim of human trafficking. Police did not say where she was found or if she was with anyone when she was located. Officers arrived…

Truck Driver Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor Victim
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Truck Driver Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor Victim

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Hammond, Indiana, has been sentenced in federal court to 444 months in prison followed by lifetime supervision on his conviction of sex trafficking a minor and production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. United States District Judge…

Women suing Seattle hip-hop artist in sex trafficking case face ticking clock
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Women suing Seattle hip-hop artist in sex trafficking case face ticking clock

Survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking may only be able to answer these questions years or decades after the abuse occurred, experts say. But the clock is running. In Washington state, trafficking victims have just three years to seek civil compensation for the crimes and damage suffered. And then the door closes. The time…

Jeffersontown police 'Phone It Forward' program provides life-saving resources to crime victims
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Jeffersontown police 'Phone It Forward' program provides life-saving resources to crime victims

JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky. — The Jeffersontown Police Department is asking the community to donate old phones and devices to help victims of crimes such as domestic violence and human trafficking. Those devices will be converted to emergency phones for local victims through the department’s “Phone It Forward” program. By giving those in need a free phone,…