12 Arrested During Prostitution Enforcement Operation in Victorville

VICTORVILLE:(VVNG.com)- A dozen people were arrested during a prostitution enforcement operation along 7th Street in Victorville.

On June 10, 2016, deputies from the Victorville Police Department’s Gang Unit and Multi-Enforcement Unit, conducted a proactive prostitution enforcement operation.

Undercover deputies contacted females, known to be prostitutes in the city, who then solicited them for sex acts in exchange for money. In addition to the prostitution contacts made, undercover female deputies posed as prostitutes and conducted “John” operations. The operation resulted in eight men and four women being arrested and booked for prostitution.

The operation is part of an on-going effort by the Victorville Police Department to reduce sex crimes and human trafficking in the city.

List of suspects arrested:

• Miguel Garcia–Lopez, 42 of Apple Valley
• Oscar Ruelas, 43 of Victorville
• Luis Magdaleno, 41 of Adelanto
• Kadell Agee, 27 of Victorville
• John Rosales, 49 of Victorville
• Larry Rustad, 36 of Apple Valley
• Erick Cuevas, 23 of Hesperia
• Michael Flores, 29 of Victorville
• Cynthia Romo, 49 of Victorville
• Veronica Brown, 47 of Victorville
• Marilyn Krug, 67 of Victorville
• Daileon J. Johnson, 22 of Victorville

Anyone with information on crimes of this type is asked to contact the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27436) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com