jonboy69
October 29th, 2008, 12:12 PM
http://www.newsnet5.com/home-backup/17823259/detail.html
35 Arrested In Craigslist Prostitution Sting
FT. PIERCE, Fla. -- Thirty-five people who were using the popular website craigslist have been arrested by St Lucie County Sheriff's deputies on charges related to prostitution.
Sheriff's detectives, assisted by members of the Port St. Lucie Police Department, made the arrests after a three-day undercover operation that began last month, NewsChannel5 sister station WMAR-TV reported.
It’s an open secret that people are using craigslist for prostitution, said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara.
Some were charged with soliciting prostitution and others were charged with driving income from prostitution. Still others were charged with procuring prostitutes.
Port St. Lucie police detectives used agency surveillance equipment to provide technical support to St. Lucie County deputies in the operation.
Deputies posing as customers for prostitution used the craigslist Web site to arrange for the services of prostitutes, according to the Sheriff.
The undercover deputies arranged to meet the prostitutes at one of three hotels in St. Lucie County. Prostitutes were arrested, in some cases implicating their pimps, who also were arrested.
The operation took place Sept. 18, Oct. 2 and Oct. 17.
In other cases, the sheriff said undercover deputies placed ads in craigslist and arrested would-be prostitution customers.
One of those arrested, Lisa Savoy, had a "little black book" with names of more than a dozen customers, and deputies are investigating the names in the book, said Mascara.
Detectives found the "erotic" listings in craigslist in surfing the Internet looking for illegal activities, Mascara said, members of the public have complained to the Sheriff’s Office about those listings in craigslist.
The Web site contains a disclaimer that the site is not to be used for illegal activities.
Almost everyone detectives arrested in the operation admitted their illegal activities in interviews with the detectives after being taken into custody, Mascara said.
Nicollette Dirks
http://www.myspace.com/deathcabgrrrl
Lisa Savory
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=140014131
I didn't bother to search for the males. Click on Images for the list and pictures of the people arrested.
35 Arrested In Craigslist Prostitution Sting
FT. PIERCE, Fla. -- Thirty-five people who were using the popular website craigslist have been arrested by St Lucie County Sheriff's deputies on charges related to prostitution.
Sheriff's detectives, assisted by members of the Port St. Lucie Police Department, made the arrests after a three-day undercover operation that began last month, NewsChannel5 sister station WMAR-TV reported.
It’s an open secret that people are using craigslist for prostitution, said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara.
Some were charged with soliciting prostitution and others were charged with driving income from prostitution. Still others were charged with procuring prostitutes.
Port St. Lucie police detectives used agency surveillance equipment to provide technical support to St. Lucie County deputies in the operation.
Deputies posing as customers for prostitution used the craigslist Web site to arrange for the services of prostitutes, according to the Sheriff.
The undercover deputies arranged to meet the prostitutes at one of three hotels in St. Lucie County. Prostitutes were arrested, in some cases implicating their pimps, who also were arrested.
The operation took place Sept. 18, Oct. 2 and Oct. 17.
In other cases, the sheriff said undercover deputies placed ads in craigslist and arrested would-be prostitution customers.
One of those arrested, Lisa Savoy, had a "little black book" with names of more than a dozen customers, and deputies are investigating the names in the book, said Mascara.
Detectives found the "erotic" listings in craigslist in surfing the Internet looking for illegal activities, Mascara said, members of the public have complained to the Sheriff’s Office about those listings in craigslist.
The Web site contains a disclaimer that the site is not to be used for illegal activities.
Almost everyone detectives arrested in the operation admitted their illegal activities in interviews with the detectives after being taken into custody, Mascara said.
Nicollette Dirks
http://www.myspace.com/deathcabgrrrl
Lisa Savory
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=140014131
I didn't bother to search for the males. Click on Images for the list and pictures of the people arrested.