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15 arrested in prostitution sting Johns Creek clamps down on pimps, prostitutes JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – In a weekend sting, Johns Creek Police reported arresting 15 people in connection with prostitution and pimping. JC Police, with help from Alpharetta and Roswell Police and the Georgia Bureau of BOZEMAN Investigation, arranged fake meetings on websites popular with prostitution. These meetings were designed to lure either prospective “clients” or prostitutes to be arrested. The police arranged to meet the suspects at a Medlock Bridge Road hotel in Johns Creek. The sting took place over the weekend of Feb. 19 – 21. Fifteen people were arrested from the sting. Four were charged with prostitution, seven with pimping, three with misdemeanor pandering and one with felony pandering someone under 17. “The first night we targeted the prostitutes and pimps,” said Capt. Chris Byers of Johns Creek Police. “The second night, we were providing the prostitutes and people came in to make deals.” The sting was in response to a complaint the police received about a mother and step-daughter – Tarah Daracott and her step-daughter are accused of pimping and prostitution, respectively. The step-daughter is 19 years old. “We were able to arrest those two in the operation as well,” Byers said. “These are people that have put up ads on Craigslist or Backpage.com advertising they do sex for money in Johns
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Dogsitter accused of stabbing dog ALPHARETTA, Ga. – An Alpharetta man is suspected of repeatedly stabbing a dog he was watching for a friend. Police were called Feb. 28 to the Roswell Animal Hospital after a report came in of an animal being stabbed. The owner of the bulldog mutt in question said her friend, Philemon Lee DeLouise, 27, of Village Green Way, Alpharetta, was watching her dog for her. She said she visits the dog a few times a week. That morning when she visited, DeLouise allegedly denied her entry. The
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home broken into and his mattress and motorcycle moved, but not taken. The resident told police he came home about 1:30 p.m. and found his front door broken. Someone had tried to pry it open but only succeeded in making the door inaccessible. The rear door, however was successfully opened. The victim said he found the home rummaged through and a mattress moved from upstairs to the ground floor. A motorcycle that did not run, which was kept in the garage, was moved to a parking lot nearby. Other than the front door, there was no damage and nothing reported missing.
Son tried to pawn mother’s goods MILTON, Ga. – A Milton mother discovered Jan. 27 that her son and his
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