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August 1, 2007

Woonsocket police arrest 16 in prostitution crackdown

WOONSOCKET -- Sixteen people face prostitution-related charges following a series of undercover police operations in Woonsocket.

The police say the crackdown was triggered by an increase in complaints about prostitution in the city, especially during the early-morning hours.

The police say five women were arrested in recent days after they allegedly offered sex to undercover detectives. Also arrested were 11 men accused of soliciting sex from female police officers posing as prostitutes, The Call of Woonsocket reports this morning.

Det. Lt. Eugene Jalette says the operations were focused on Blackstone, North Main and Arnold streets.

-- The Associated Press

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