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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2017 - FEBRUARY 12, 2017 - VOLUME 10, NO. 6
L.A. Regional Human Trafficking Task Force Announce Arrests & Rescue in Human Trafficking Operation ‘Reclaim and Rebuild’
Sheriff Jim McDonnell announces the results of a Trafficking Taskforce operationat a press conference last week
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In conjunction with Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced details and results from the third annual ‘Operation Reclaim and Rebuild’ enforcement operation, conducted by the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force and more than 30 participating federal state and local law enforcement agencies, and task forces from across California. The three-day, statewide effort aimed at combatting human trafficking took place between Jan. 26 and Jan. 28, and was conducted in various mediums and met with positive results. The press conference was held Jan. 31 at the iconic Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles. Sheriff McDonnell was joined by District Attorney Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office; Deputy Chief Justin Eisenberg, Chief of Detectives, Los Angeles Police Department; Special Agent In Charge Joseph Macias, Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles; Executive Director Kay
Buck, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST); Human Trafficking Bureau Captain Chris Marks, Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department; representatives from 15 the 30 participating federal, state and local law enforcement agencies; and representatives from public and private service providers. Operation Reclaim and Rebuild focused on rescuing victims of sexual slavery and human trafficking, providing victims with much-needed services, identifying and arresting their captors, seeking successful prosecutions, and disrupting the demand for vulnerable victims by targeting their customers. Police agencies and other trafficking task forces throughout our state joined in the enforcement operation to send the clear message that California law enforcement shares a unified mandate: Human trafficking must not be tolerated in our state! Jackie Lacey said. “We will not tolerate the sexual exploitation of children.
Explosion Rocks Cheescake Factory in Pasadena No Injuries; Suspect is described as Male Hispanic or Middle Eastern with Heavy Beard On Thursday, February 2, 2017 at about 6:08 P.M., Pasadena Police Officers responded to a call of an explosion at the Cheesecake Factory located at 2 West Colorado Blvd. Officers immediately entered the restaurant and evacuated customers and employees and located a detonated homemade py-
rotechnic device. The device was apparently thrown into the restaurant and the suspect ran from the scene. The Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department Bomb squad responded to the scene and rendered the device safe. No customers or employees were injured during the
incident at the restaurant. Witnesses described the suspect as a Male of Hispanic or Middle Eastern descent, 6’0, thin build, with a heavy beard and wearing all black clothing and a black beanie. Pasadena Police Detectives are currently handling the investigation and out of an abundance
of caution the Federal authorities have been notified. The motive is not known at this time. Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call Pasadena Police at 626- 744-4241 or you may report information anonymously at lacrimestoppers.com (insert key word Pasadena).