Sheriff’s Office

A sheriff’s office is a law enforcement agency that is responsible for the enforcement of laws and the maintenance of order within a county or other jurisdiction. The person in charge of a sheriff’s office is called the sheriff. Sheriffs are elected officials in many jurisdictions and are responsible for overseeing the operations of the office, including the management of personnel and the investigation of crimes. They may also serve as the chief law enforcement officer for the county or jurisdiction in which they work. Some of the duties of a sheriff’s office may include patrol, investigation, traffic control, and court security.

 

 

Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court
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Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – UPDATE: The man arrested for taking a teenage girl from a foster home in Forsyth Township and attempting to smuggle her across the Mackinac Bridge has been bound over to Kent County Circuit Court. Terrence Clay, 38, of Comstock Park Clay is scheduled for a status conference in Kent County’s…

Man sentenced to 40 years for exchanging drugs to sexually abuse children
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Man sentenced to 40 years for exchanging drugs to sexually abuse children

A man who prosecutors say “terrorized” rural communities in Scioto County was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a child sex trafficking operation. Larry Dean Porter, 72, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and 11 other family members and associates were arrested and indicted in 2020. They were accused of using drug addictions to gain sexual access to children…

Leader of Waycross-area drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to decades in federal prison
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Leader of Waycross-area drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to decades in federal prison

WAYCROSS, GA:  The leader of a south Georgia fentanyl- and heroin-trafficking operation linked to drug overdose deaths has been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison. Eric Lashawn Hayes, a/k/a “Pee Wee,” 39, of Blackshear, Ga., was sentenced to 262 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm in…

Former Loudoun Teacher Brings Awareness to Child Sex Trafficking | Education | loudounnow.com
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Former Loudoun Teacher Brings Awareness to Child Sex Trafficking | Education | loudounnow.com

Sydney Dunlap, a Loudoun County Public Schools teacher for 18 years, had heard the words, “child sex trafficking” before but didn’t know much about it until she stayed up one night unable to pull herself away from a movie based on a true story about it. “It showed kids hardly older than my students being…

Bloods Gang Members Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Illegal Drug Distribution on Long Island
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Bloods Gang Members Indicted for Sex Trafficking and Illegal Drug Distribution on Long Island

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, a 15-count indictment was unsealed charging David M. Amin (D. Amin) and Bryce K. Amin (B. Amin), who are brothers, with sex trafficking by force, interstate prostitution, and distribution and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base.  As alleged in…

Sault Ste Marie man accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex – Upper Michigan's Source
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Sault Ste Marie man accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex – Upper Michigan's Source

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. (WLUC) – A 30-year-old Sault Ste Marie man faces 13 charges related to human trafficking, sexual assault, and possession of narcotics. He is accused of using narcotics to coerce women into sex. Since the fall of 2022, the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team (TRIDENT) has been investigating Cody Mathieu McCoy, 30, of…

Morgan County man sentenced for child porn, human trafficking, sex charges
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Morgan County man sentenced for child porn, human trafficking, sex charges

A Morgan County man was sentenced to prison last month after being found guilty of trafficking a juvenile, creating child porn, having sex with juveniles and sharing explicit videos of child sexual abuse, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Rusty Campbell, 33 was arrested in August 2021 as a result of a joint investigation…

Another guilty of trafficking women in cantina backroom – Department of Justice
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Another guilty of trafficking women in cantina backroom – Department of Justice

HOUSTON – A 30-year-old man who resided in Houston has pleaded guilty to several sex trafficking crimes and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Edgar Botello admitted to sex trafficking with force, fraud or coercion and conspiracy to do so as well as possession of child pornography. “Sex traffickers prey on…

Report all signs of human trafficking | News, Sports, Jobs – Marietta Times
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Report all signs of human trafficking | News, Sports, Jobs – Marietta Times

Human trafficking is a relatively recent term to describe an age-old crime. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines it as “the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. “Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide — including right here in the…

School District Hosts S.O.S.- Student Online Safety Town Hall – Plant City Observer
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School District Hosts S.O.S.- Student Online Safety Town Hall – Plant City Observer

Parents should be knowledgeable about who their students are talking with online. Parents have reason to be concerned. Florida is one of the top three states in the nation in reported cases of human trafficking every year. That’s not a difficult statistic to believe. More than 200 people suspected of sex trafficking, prostitution and solicitation…