Oak Creek Police Investigate Human Trafficking, Arrest 53 People

Oak Creek WI

24 July, 2021

11:08 AM

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OAK CREEK, WI — The Oak Creek Police Department announced that it arrested 53 people following an investigation into human trafficking and prostitution last week. The department also recovered two guns, one of which was a rifle in the possession of a felon. The department announced the news first on Facebook, stating that the investigation is ongoing. It said that officers assigned to the department's Special Enforcement Unit conducted the operations. "As a result of these operations, officers made 53 total arrests. These arrests include 41 municipal citations, 7 state charges and 5 warrant arrests," the department said on Facebook. The department thanked the businesses that cooperated with the investigation in its post. Read Oak Creek Police Department's statement on Facebook, posted July 23.