Crime & Safety
2 San Francisco Youths Arrested For Trafficking 14-Year-Old Girl: Sheriff's Office
Both suspects were booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Two San Francisco youths have been arrested in connection with the trafficking of a 14-year-old girl, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said.
Bexy Arellanes, a 19-year-old woman, and David Samaniego, a 19-year-old man, were accused of human trafficking of a minor, the Sheriff's Office said Friday on social media.
The 14-year-old was reported missing from Patterson in Stanislaus County, about 27 miles southeast of Tracy, about 7 a.m. on Dec. 31. She was found safe on Jan. 1, authorities said.
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Both suspects were booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center and the investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Cooper at (209) 525-7114. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers at (866) 602-7463.
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