Oakland Area

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TEN ARRESTED IN OAKLAND PROSTITUTION STING
02/25/06 7:25 PST

OAKLAND (BCN)

Oakland police conducted a prostitution sting Friday night, arresting 10 people for solicitation.

It was the second such sweep of 2006 and focused on the area of 103rd Avenue and International Boulevard.

Police say three of the ten people arrested were additionally charged with possession of narcotics. Ten vehicles were seized.

The sweep is part of Oakland's "Beat Feet'' operation, a program that targets prostitution customers in order to reduce prostitution, pimping and associated crimes such as drug and weapon violations.

Police said half of those arrested were Oakland residents and the rest were from other East Bay cities.

http://www.cbs5.com/localwire/localf...urces_bcn_html

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Fire Department Lt. Netted In Prostitution Sting

POSTED: 2:29 pm PST March 1, 2006
UPDATED: 3:48 pm PST March 1, 2006

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Police say a sting operation targeting men who solicit prostitutes netted a fire department lieutenant.

The man was arrested on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute. Authorities say he offered an undercover officer posing as a prostitute forty dollars to perform oral sex late last week.

Authorities confirmed that the man was a firefighter and that he was placed on administrative leave. He's scheduled to appear in court later this month.

City officials say sting operations are an effective way to deter prostitution and pandering.


http://www.nbc11.com/news/7588621/detail.html