Published 09/14 2016 06:28PM
Updated 09/15 2016 09:13AM
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BELVIDERE
UPDATE (9/15/16, 8:30 a.m.): Police say 14 people were arrested following raids on four massage parlors in downtown Belvidere on Wednesday.
All face a variety of soliciatation charges.
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Police cars could be seen in front of four separate businesses on State Street in downtown Belvidere early Wednesday evening.
Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble says it was a multi jurisdictional investigation between Belvidere Police, the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and several other Stateline agencies.
Just two weeks ago, police in Loves Park busted two massage parlors - Radient Spa, which had just opened in August, and Majestic Massage - where 3 women were arrested on prostitution charges.
Police at the time hinted that this could all be a part of a larger human trafficking operation.
At the Rockford City Council meeting on August 22, Rockford Aldermen expressed concern with a lack of control over the distinction of spa businesses, stemming from a 2005 state law put into place that placed control at the hands of the state.
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Updated 09/15 2016 09:13AM
Copyright 2016 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BELVIDERE
UPDATE (9/15/16, 8:30 a.m.): Police say 14 people were arrested following raids on four massage parlors in downtown Belvidere on Wednesday.
All face a variety of soliciatation charges.
_________________________________________________
Police cars could be seen in front of four separate businesses on State Street in downtown Belvidere early Wednesday evening.
Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble says it was a multi jurisdictional investigation between Belvidere Police, the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and several other Stateline agencies.
Just two weeks ago, police in Loves Park busted two massage parlors - Radient Spa, which had just opened in August, and Majestic Massage - where 3 women were arrested on prostitution charges.
Police at the time hinted that this could all be a part of a larger human trafficking operation.
At the Rockford City Council meeting on August 22, Rockford Aldermen expressed concern with a lack of control over the distinction of spa businesses, stemming from a 2005 state law put into place that placed control at the hands of the state.
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