News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE – Officials announced the arrest of an alleged pimp who has been charged with human-trafficking of a 16-year-old girl and advertising her services as a prostitute in multiple online publications. The man, identified as Lawrence Gunn Jr., 32, was arrested without incident Nov. 29, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant John Sawyer. The charge of child sex trafficking carries a […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS – A man accused of trafficking at least one juvenile for the purpose of sexual exploitation was arrested in the 12800 block of Maui Way in Desert Hot Springs Nov. 3. Investigators believe there are possibly additional victims who have not yet been identified and their investigation is ongoing, according to sheriff officials. Members of the Riverside County […]
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HEMET – Hemet Police officers arrested a Los Angeles resident for human trafficking and other sex-related crimes Saturday, July 16. Officers arrested the man after they located him and a 15-year-old girl inside a vacant home in the 300 block of South Alessandro Street, in Hemet. Officers had gone to the residence after an alert citizen called 911 to report seeing two […]
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