A human trafficking and prostitution ring stretching from North Jersey and parts of New York to Mexico has been broken up, Bergen County and federal law enforcement announced Thursday.
Police arrested more than 20 people accused of various levels of involvement over a several year span, including managers and drivers who also acted as enforcers and money collectors in the $250,000 a month operation, Chief Robert Anzilotti of the Bergen County Prosecutor s Office said.
More than 50 female victims were lured from small towns in Mexico and transported throughout Bergen, Hudson, Middlesex and Passaic counties, as well as Rockland and Queens counties in New York, where they were forced into prostitution, Bergen County Mark Musella said.
The Little Ferry Police Department said two officers responded to a call on Wednesday about a vehicle that was stuck in a snowed-over parking lot near Losen Slote Creek Park, about 10 miles from New York.
By Bill Galluccio
Feb 4, 2021
A 62-year-old man from New Jersey burned to death inside his SUV after it got stuck in a snowbank. Police in Little Ferry, which is about ten miles northwest of New York City, were called to Losen Slote Creek Park and found the driver stuck in the snow at the bottom of an embankment.
The driver was rocking his SUV back and forth and revving the engine to try to break the vehicle free. Officers approached the 62-year-old and told him to lay off the gas because they were going to call for a tow truck.
By Bill Galluccio
Feb 4, 2021
A 62-year-old man from New Jersey burned to death inside his SUV after it got stuck in a snowbank. Police in Little Ferry, which is about ten miles northwest of New York City, were called to Losen Slote Creek Park and found the driver stuck in the snow at the bottom of an embankment.
The driver was rocking his SUV back and forth and revving the engine to try to break the vehicle free. Officers approached the 62-year-old and told him to lay off the gas because they were going to call for a tow truck.