LYNNWOOD – Police said they arrested 15 people Friday night in a Craigslist escort sting at a Lynnwood hotel.
Lynnwood police working with Everett police and Immigration Customs Enforcement arrested 10 women, ages 17-47, for investigation of prostitution. They also arrested five men for promoting prostitution and other vice charges, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said.
The arrests were made at a Lynnwood hotel in an effort to put a dent into escort services advertised on the Craigslist Web site, Sessions said.
“After following up on Craigslist activity from our last multi-jurisdictional sting in November 2007, we determined there was a need for another investigation,” she said. “We found there were still a significant number of ads having an overtone of sex for sale in south Snohomish County.”
Two of the 10 women arrested were juveniles, Sessions said. The women and girls were from all over the Puget Sound area, including Edmonds, Everett, Kirkland, Mukilteo, Renton and Seattle. One of the five men arrested also is under federal investigation.
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