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Bradenton Prostitution Sting Nets Four Arrests

Four people were arrested and two motor vehicles seized Thursday as a result of an undercover prostitution operation conducted by the Bradenton Police Department.

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On Thursday, undercover detects from the Bradenton Police Department dressed as prostitutes and picked up several residents throughout the city that were in turn arrested on solicitation charges.

The undercover sting netted four arrests of individuals for allegedly attempting to procure the services of the undercover cops for prostitution and other lewd acts.

The following people were arrested during the sting:

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  • Bacilio Albarran-Toribio 39, Charge: Solicitation of Prostitution 
  • Jacobo Landero-Perez, 43, Charge: Solicitation of Prostitution
  • Joseph L. Cotton, 33, Charge: Solicitation of Prostitution 
  • Lawrence F. Folsom Jr., 56, Charge: Possession of Crystal Methamphetamine          
The BPD also seized two motor vehicles during the operation. Warren Merrimen, spokesperson for the BPD, said the department will continue the city-wide enforcement in an effort to prevent the illegal act from occurring. 

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