Prostitution Busts In Troy Put 3 In Jail

TROY, MI — Troy Police recently made a pair of prostitution arrests. A total of three arrests were made from the busts, according to Troy Police reports.

On Aug. 14, officers were conducting an investigation related to activities going on at a home in the 2000 block of John R Road. At about 3 a.m., officers observed a 28-year-old Troy man walk into the home and then leave a short time later.

Officers pulled the Troy over in his 2015 Honda Accord for a traffic violation. He was subsequently arrested for driving on a restricted license, police reports state.

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A search warrant was then obtained by officers to enter the John R Road home to “obtain any information regarding criminal activity.” Based on the information gathered, officers arrested a 29-year old woman at the at the home and charged her with prostitution.

Officers made a similar arrest a few days earlier, on Aug. 10. Officers were in the process of investigating a home in the 3000 block of Forge Drive, which sits, north of E. Big Beaver and just east of John R, when suspicious activity was spotted shortly after midnight.

After obtaining a search warrant for the home, Troy officers arrested a 32-year-old woman and charged her with prostitution. While two homes are only about a mile apart, police reports did not indicate the two cases were related.

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