Crime & Safety
7 Arrested In Clearwater Drug, Prostitution Crackdown
A Tuesday operation conducted by the Clearwater Police Department was meant to curb illegal activity in the city.
CLEARWATER, FL — Seven people face criminal charges after the Clearwater Police Department conducted a Tuesday operation that was meant to target prostitution and drug-related activity in the city.
According to the agency, the “crackdown is done periodically and continually to address complaints from residents and business owners in the affected areas.”
Those arrested during the sweep were:
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- Doreen M. Laffey, 49. Charges: soliciting for prostitution, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Ruth E. King, 36. Charges: soliciting for prostitution
- Angel Robinson, 34. Charges: soliciting for prostitution
- Carrie A. Meeks, 33. Charges: soliciting for prostitution
- Heather Barnes, 25. Charges: soliciting for prostitution, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Andrea Earll, 35. Charges: soliciting for prostitution, possession of drug paraphernalia
- Jon M. Liadis, 52. Charges: two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana
No further information about the operation is available at this time.
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