Human Trafficking Mission Results in Assistance for Victims, Arrested Suspects (Photo)

July 19, 2023 18:01

  Follow @PortlandPolice

Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) and its partners conducted a mission along 82nd Avenue.

Portland’s Human Trafficking Unit has recently received a significant number of complaints from neighborhood community members and businesses, and an increase in referrals from officers, regarding activity along Northeast 82nd Avenue. HTU committed to begin addressing these concerns by conducting a targeted mission.

On July 13, 2023, the Human Trafficking Unit conducted a mission along Northeast 82nd Avenue, from Northeast Tillamook Street to Northeast Prescott Street. This was done in collaboration with members of all three precincts (North, East and Central Precincts), the Specialized Resources Division, Special Victims Unit, Air Support Unit, PPB Crime Analysts, Multnomah County Probation and Parole, Portland Police Victims Services Unit, Janus Youth-Vancouver, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, and the FBI Portland Office.

As a result of this mission, seven individuals were identified as potential victims of trafficking. Officers were able to offer these victims resources, and to connect them with victim advocates. In addition to helping victims, mission members arrested 12 people for Commercial Sexual Solicitation-Buyers, and two vehicles were towed.

>Due to limited resources, team members were unable to make more contacts; however further missions are planned for the future.

Photograph: Suspect Arrest
Photograph: Suspect Put in Car
Photograph: Vehicle Contact

###PPB###

*************

---

Email News Releases

Get News Releases from the PPB directly to your inbox.

Open Data Portal

Datasources from the Portland Police Bureau.

Social Media

Social Media and Podcasts from PPB.

---

Media Relations

Police Media Resources

Strategic Communications Unit
PPBPIO@police.portlandoregon.gov
Phone: 503-823-0830
1111 SW 2nd Ave
Portland, OR 97204

---

Recent Headlines:

PPB News Archives


           

© OpenStreetMap contributors