Lufkin, TX
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
Lufkin is a city of approximately 36,200 residents, located in Angelina County in east Texas. Local prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city. In an effort to reduce the demand for prostitution, Lufkin police have conducted street-level reverse stings periodically since 1995. According to police surveyed for the National Assessment, the Lufkin Police Department averages about two reverse stings per year. A neighborhood watch program was established in 1990, to encourage community vigilance.
In December 2017, the Texas Department of Public Safety conducted an online solicitation of a minor sting in Lufkin. A man was arrested and held in the Nacogdoches County Jail on a second-degree prostitution solicitation of a minor charge. Special agents with the DPS Criminal Investigation Division communicated with the offender through social media. During the course of the conversation, he allegedly agreed to pay for sex with a minor. At that point, undercover agents set up a meeting location in Lufkin and waited for the suspect to arrive, and arrested him when he appeared and took steps to complete the transaction.
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Key Sources
- National Assessment Survey
- John Arrests with Shaming:
- “Lufkin Police Arrest, Charge Suspect in Azalea Trail Incident,” Lufkin Daily News, March 22 2013.
- “Man Serving 90 Days for Incidents on Azalea Trail,” Lufkin Daily News, March 27 2013.
- “Lufkin’s Azalea Trail Flasher Taken to Jail after Kiwanis Park Incident Today,” Lufkin Daily News, June 30 2014.
- “Man Arrested for Flashing Women on Azalea Trail Again,” Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, June 30 2014.
- Web-Based Reverse Sting:
- Cameras:
- “Camera Moving Problems, Not Fixing Them, Some Say,” Lufkin Daily News, June 17 2006.
- “Eye in the Sky; Lufkin Police Use Camera to Spot, Curtail Crime in Brandon Park Area,” Lufkin Daily News, July 10 2006.
- Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Prostitution, Drugs Come with Territory; Officers to Attend Neighborhood Meetings to Work with Citizens of Neglected Area,” Lufkin Daily News, September 16 2006.
- “34-Year-Old Woman Faces Charges of Compelling Child Prostitution,” Lufkin Daily News, April 3 2008.
- “Grand Jury Indicts Woman for Luring Teen into Prostitution,” Lufkin Daily News, May 1 2008.
- “Woman Sentenced to Prison for Luring 15-Year-Old into World of Prostitution,” Lufkin Daily News, June 2 2009.
- “Police Say Pair Solicits Teen for Sex,” Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, October 8 2014.
- “Sexual Assault Suspect Allegedly Attempts to Bribe Victim,” Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, October 10 2014.
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Undercover Officers Arrest Women on Drug and Prostitution Charges,” Lufkin Daily News, April 6 2005.
- “Police Arrest Women on Prostitution Charges,” Lufkin Daily News, September 28 2005.
- “Cleaning up Area Possible, Residents Say,” Lufkin Daily News, September 9 2006.
- “Prostitution, Drugs Come with Territory; Officers to Attend Neighborhood Meetings to Work with Citizens of Neglected Area,” Lufkin Daily News, September 16 2006.
- “Authorities Keeping an Eye on Craigslist,” Lufkin Daily News, March 12 2009.
- “Woman Arrested for Offering Sex to Undercover Officer,” Lufkin Daily News, June 17 2010.
- “Police Reports: Lufkin Woman Arrested for Soliciting Undercover Officer,” Lufkin Daily News, March 22 2011.
- “Woman Accepts Plea Deal on Prostitution Charge,” Lufkin Daily News, April 6 2011.
- “Woman Gets 50 Days in Jail for Prostitution,” Lufkin Daily News, April 19 2011.
- “Woman Allegedly Offers Sex to Cop for $40,” Lufkin Daily News, September 7 2013.
- http://lufkindailynews.com/news/community/article (2017)
- http://www.ktre.com/story/36142016/some-of-10-suspects-in-nacogdoches-prostitution-bust-had-ecstasy-cocaine (2017)
State | Texas |
Type | City |
Population | 36197 |
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