Oak Park Heights, MN
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Tactics Used |
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Auto Seizure | ✓ |
Buyer Arrests | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Community Service | ✓ |
Employment Loss | ✓ |
Identity Disclosure | ✓ |
IT Based Tactics | ✓ |
John School | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
License Suspension | ✓ |
Neighborhood Action | ✓ |
Public Education | ✓ |
Reverse Stings | ✓ |
SOAP Orders | ✓ |
Web Stings | ✓ |
Oak Park Heights is a small city of less than 5,000 residents, located in Washington County, Minnesota near Stillwater. On at least one occasion, law enforcement agencies have targeted local demand for prostitution.
In April 2016, Oak Parks Height Police Department officers reported the completion of a sting in the community. According to the Stillwater Gazette, the operation netted four johns on “felony-level prostitution” charges. A representative with OPHPD indicated to Gazette reporters that the men “were arrested for solicitation of prostitution of underage persons… after seeking out sexual encounters with what was clearly represented as a person under the age of 18 years.” He added that the investigation was a “multi-agency undercover operation,” though the OPHPD did not disclose the tactics used or which other law enforcement agencies participated. The arrestees’ names were also not disclosed in press.
Key Partners
- Oak Park Heights Police Department
Key Sources
- Reverse Stings:
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Police Arrest Prostitute for Online Solicitation,” Stillwater Gazette, June 25 2008.
State | Minnesota |
Type | City |
Population | 4788 |
Location |
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