Joint sting effort nets prostitution arrests



(Created: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:52 PM CST)

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Police from Bloomington and Richfield arrested more than a dozen women on prostitution charges in a cooperative sting effort last week.

The officers took rooms at two hotels Nov. 3 and began calling "outcall services" listed in a metro weekly newspaper, according to police reports.

Each time, the service sent women to the hotel rooms, which were occupied by undercover officers, police reports state.

When the women offered sex for money, the undercover officer would give a signal to officers in an adjacent room. The other officers then entered the room and took the women into custody, according to police reports.

The operation was carried out with the cooperation of the hotels - the Comfort Inn, 1321 E. 78th St., Bloomington, and Candlewood Suites, 351 W. 77th St., Richfield, police said.

The women ranged in age from 19 to 33. Most listed home addresses in the Twin Cities, but one listed her address as Montevideo, Minn., according to police reports.

The women were ticketed for prostitution and some also were tagged for offering massage without a license, police reports indicate. Most will face misdemeanor charges though two repeat offenders may face gross misdemeanor charges.

One woman will also face a charge of disorderly conduct in the wake of an altercation with officers, according to police reports.

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I will sleep better now that there are less unlicensed massages going on.

To either Bloomington or Richfield; clearly those cities truly understand how to keep their citizens safe.

like to know the girl from montevideo can we find out?

Becareful I guess next they are going to watch the on ramps for car pool violations

seems like if we all can stay more alert and post some interesting events we might avoid alot of trouble.  We owe MplsJoven a big THANK YOU!

all that is flashing thru my mind is all those little skits that Reno 911 does about trying to bust prostitution.

Guess our cops are very up on where to spend their dangerous time on the job.

Giving a massage without a license is more of a penalty/fine than that of prostitution.

Kills me

It is stupid to go after people like that. it should be legal like in Mexico in a zone destined for "fun" and all related problems would go away. I mean we are no criminals.

That warning post has been playing in the back of my head as I call and check off the list of new CP line-ads,
and I was purposely avoiding MOA area incalls because of the post!
 
BUT! We need to remember to be "discrete" when we discuss these matters.......