Police arrested 6 men Thursday for allegedly soliciting prostitution as officers conducted a sting operation along East Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township.
Ypsilanti police officers and Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputies teamed up for the operation that ran from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., an Ypsilanti police news release said.
The bust is part of a program called Enforcement Against Street Walking in Ypsilanti (E.A.S.Y.). The effort brings law enforcement, human services, the judicial system and elected officials together to address the root causes of prostitution and keep people off the streets.
Police have made at least 5 other prostitution busts in that area since May.
The men arrested Thursday have been released as charges are pending.
Ypsilanti police Det. Sgt. Troy Fulton could not be reached for comment this morning.
Lee Higgins covers crime and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached by phone at (734) 623-2527 and email at leehiggins@annarbor.com.
Related Content
-
Woman faces drunken hit-and-run driving charge after bicyclist injured
As Washtenaw County sheriff's court officer Joe LaFerier was driving home at dusk Tuesday, returning from a meeting at sheriff's department headquarters, he saw bicycle parts scattered in the southbound lane of Dixboro Road in ...
- Two large fights reported Sunday on the same block in Ypsilanti
- Man arrested for failing to stop after bicyclist is hit in Ypsilanti
Get the Ann Arbor RSS Feed
AnnArbor.com