Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has reported Channel 4 to the elections watchdog, claiming the broadcaster used an actor as a “plant” in its undercover investigation into his campaign. The broadcaster has denied that Andrew Parker, who was filmed using a racial slur to describe Rishi Sunak, was paid by or known to Channel 4 News […]
A monthslong multi-agency investigation into a cargo and vehicle theft operation in Southern California yielded more than 50 arrests, hundreds of thousands in U.S. currency and over $8 million in stolen cargo, authorities with the California Highway Patrol announced Thursday. Authorities say the San Bernardino County Auto Theft Task Force conducted the complex investigation into […]
A cardiologist arrested in a child-prostitution sting has surrendered his license to practice medicine in Kentucky. Yogesh Patel reached the agreement with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure (KBML) to resolve a pending investigation without a hearing, according to an order the board released Monday. Patel, an interventional cardiologist, listed Brighton, Col., as his residence. […]
Jun. 22—TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County board Vice Chair Brad Jewett was arrested Thursday in an undercover operation conducted by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Jewett allegedly engaged in solicitation of prostitution involving online advertising that was part of the sting operation, officials said. Two other individuals were also arrested in the […]
Nine people working as contractors in Arroyo Grande were cited for doing so without a license, the Contractors State License Board said in a Tuesday news release. The board collaborated with the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s and Sheriff’s offices to conduct an operation from May 21 to May 22 in Arroyo Grande. During […]
Eleven people were arrested in Claremont on Thursday as three undercover officers posing as prostitutes were contacted by 10 would-be customers and one pimp. The Claremont Police Department “received multiple complaints from residents, business owners, and [passersby] regarding prostitution” near Indian Hill Boulevard and the 10 Freeway, police said in a news release. At that […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman reported missing from California was reunited with her family after Portland police arrested nine men during a prostitution sting this past Tuesday. Focusing on a stretch of Southeast 82nd Avenue, police arrested seven of the men – ranging in age from 22 to 51 – on charges of prostitution […]
Six people could face charges following an undercover operation carried out against alleged unlicensed contractors in South Lake Tahoe, according to the Contractors State License Board, which carried out the operation through its statewide investigative fraud team in partnership with the Nevada State Contractors Board. The six contractors were caught May 29 and 30 making […]
Two Middlesex County men along with two Jersey City residents have been arrested as part of a multi-agency undercover operation targeting people allegedly using social media to lure underage children for sex. Peter Wissemann, 27, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, and Edgar Rivera, 65, of Piscataway, each were charged with one count of luring, […]
Jun. 10—LIVERMORE FALLS — A man remained in Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on Monday after his arrest involving a Texas group that sets up sting operations nationwide to catch adult sexual predators. Thomas Ray Henges, 56, who is apparently homeless, was arrested May 25 at Treat Memorial Library on a charge of failing to […]
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office spearheaded a child sex crimes sting operation that led to the arrest of 13 people within three days. The 30-hour endeavor, dubbed as “Operation Spring Cleaning,” found that 170 people continued conversations with undercover law enforcement officers after the officer made it clear they were under the age of 18, […]
WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who assaulted law enforcement officers with bear spray and a metal whip — and who was arrested thanks to a woman’s sting operation on the dating app Bumble — was sentenced to just over six years in prison on Wednesday. Andrew Taake was arrested in 2021 and pleaded guilty […]