It's the second big sting operation by police in two weeks. Residents say the solicitation has been a huge problem for years, in an area of North Charleston where children play and people pray. Community members say remount road is ridden with crime. North Charleston police are now stepping up arrests. They'll either have a female officer pose as a prostitute to solicit men or find women who are selling themselves on the streets.
Police conducted the two-day sting along Remount Road. They arrested 23 people, 19 of which were charged with solicitation for prostitution. The people arrested were men and women ranging in age from 23 to 57 years old, and they came from all over the Lowcountry including Charleston, Summerville, and Mount Pleasant. In late February police conducted another prostitution sting in the Charleston Farms neighborhood, where they made seven arrests. I mean you see people walking up and down the street.
You never know what they're doing, what they're up to," Edward Gaillard said. They're doing I think for one a very fine job. Police say they are targeting that area of North Charleston so fewer offenders will come there for that sort of activity. During the sting police also arrested people for drug possession, trespassing, and interfering with police. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Police arrest 19 for prostitution.
