More arrests in solicitation of prostitution operation

The Metropolitan Police Department has announced additional arrests in a prostitution enforcement operation Sunday morning.

Police tell us that on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, the Metropolitan Police Department's Human Trafficking Unit began conducting a prostitution enforcement operation.

There were 8 arrests during the overnight hours of Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1, 2015, that brings the total arrested in this operation to 101 since Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

These arrests occurred in and around the Downtown area in Northwest. Police say that all 8 arrested were adult males charged with Solicitation of Prostitution.

The Metropolitan Police Department continues to respond to complaints about crime and encourages the public to contact Metropolitan Police Department with those concerns.

The operation is ongoing.