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>> we have undercover officers that are going to be out in the areas that we know that are high in illegal sexual activity. so they'll go out there. they'll try to make contact with the girls, try to solicit some sort of sexual act from them, and then arrest teams will come in and actually arrest them. >> 14th av to 23rd av for this operation. 14th av to 23rd av. >> down this way, this is a more popular area for the teenagers, 20s, typically your younger prostitute. >> jason skirtland is a veteran undercover officer for oakland p.d.'s trafficking unit. he says targeting the working girls is ne...

And punishing the pimps who exploit them. >> so we've got sammy. sammy's going to be in a gold ford windstar. >> we have undercover officers that are going to be out in the areas that we know that are high in illegal sexual activity. so they'll go out there. they'll try to make contact with the girls, try to solicit some sort of sexual act from them, and then arrest teams will come in and actually arrest them. >> 14th av to 23rd av for this operation. 14th av to 23rd av. >> down this way, this is a more popular area for the teenagers, 20s, typically your younger prostitute. >> jason skirtland ...

Sammy's going to be in a gold ford windstar. >> we have undercover officers that are going to be out in the areas that we know that are high in illegal sexual activity. so they'll go out there. they'll try to make contact with the girls, try to solicit some sort of sexual act from them, and then arrest teams will come in and actually arrest them. >> 14th av to 23rd av for this operation. 14th av to 23rd av. >> down this way, this is a more popular area for the teenagers, 20s, typically your younger prostitute. >> jason skirtland is a veteran undercover officer for oakland p.d.'s trafficking un...

This specific community. it completely deteriorates it and brings it down. >> as many of you know, we've been battling prostitution in oakland for a while. >> today the task force is hitting the track, conducting an undercover sting operation in the hopes of rescuing juveniles and punishing the pimps who exploit them. >> so we've got sammy. sammy's going to be in a gold ford windstar. >> we have undercover officers that are going to be out in the areas that we know that are high in illegal sexual activity. so they'll go out there. they'll try to make contact with the girls, try to solicit some...

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