(SALEM) - Several arrests were made as Salem Police conducted a prostitution sting in the Highland neighborhood on Tuesday, using two female officers as decoys. Before it was over, nine individuals were charged after allegedly soliciting prostitution.
Is this a surprise to residents? It shouldn't be too much of one. The last such operation involving Salem Police involved hookers who were advertising their services on Craigs List out of Portland.
The local joke is that they don't have to go to Portland any more, as craigslist has now added Salem, Oregon as one of their custom sites.
Sgt Jeff Barnes with the department's community response section, says 9 "Johns" were arrested during the operation. Barnes says they launched the operation in response to citizen complaints of Prostitution.
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