November 8, 2018
LAWRENCE
On Wednesday November 7th , the Department’s Street Crimes Unit, a combined unit of the Gang Unit and Street Narcotics Unit, conducted a prostitution sting. This is part of the Department’s ongoing effort to aggressively combat all quality of life issues in the city. During the operation two female police officers posed as prostitutes, and a male detective posed as a “John”, which is a term commonly used to describe individuals that are seeking out prostitutes to engage in sexual conduct for a fee. The operation was conducted for two hours in the late morning early afternoon hours. Six
individuals were arrested during the operation: 4 males for Solicitation,
2 females charged with Sexual Conduct
for a Fee.. There have been 115 Prostitution arrests have been made in 2018;
including males, females, and those with outstanding warrants for Prostitution
related charges.
Arrested yesterday were:
Rudi Campos, 37, Methuen
Jose Delacruz, 85, Lawrence
Zachary Nocco, 35, North Andover
Jesus Mandes, 26, Lawrence
Kayleigh Frost, 32, Homeless
Alana Gaulin, 36, Lawrence
As always the public is encourage to contact the Department with any issues that adversely affect the quality of life for the residents of Lawrence.