Pennington County, MN
Categories:
Tactics Used |
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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 | ✓ |
Pennington County is in northwestern Minnesota, about 50 miles east of Grand Forks. A United States Census estimate in 2017 placed the population of the county at about 14,000 over half of which (about 8,700) reside in the city of Thief River Falls. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of Pennington County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses.
Key Partners
- Thief River Falls Police Department
- Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
- Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
- Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
- Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force
Key Sources
Web-Based Reverse Sting, Shaming:
- https://dps.mn.gov/Undercover-Operation-Results-in-Dozens-of-Arrests-and-Rescue-Trafficking-Victims (2019)
- https://thefanmankato.com/nearly-five-dozen-people-facing-felony-charges-for-attempting-to-solicit-children-for-sex (2019)
- https://www.swnewsmedia.com/human-trafficking-task-force-rescues-victims (2019)
- https://kdal610.com/58-arrested-in-twin-cities-trafficking-operation/ (2019)
- https://www.kare11.com/58-people-arrested-in-twin-cities-sex-trafficking-sting (2019)
- https://www.ice.gov/newstwin-cities-area-child-sex-trafficking-sting-nets-47-arrests (2019)
- https://www.valleynewslive.com/operation-nets-dozens-of-arrest–more-than-two-dozen-trafficking-victims (2019)
Background on Local Prostitution and Sex Trafficking:
- https://www.duseklaw.com/blog/2015/05/prostitution-offenses-and-considerations.shtml (2015)
- https://www.thiefriverfallsnews.com/trf-man-arrested-in-a-sex-trafficking-sting/ (2019)
State | Minnesota |
Type | County |
Population | 14238 |
Location |
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