Crime & Safety
Suspected Pimp Arrested In San Rafael
Laroyce Almartez Chew, 24, of Sacramento, was arrested on suspicion of pimping and pandering.
SAN RAFAEL, CA – A man suspected of human trafficking was arrested Thursday in San Rafael.
San Rafael police contacted an 18-year-old woman shortly before 8:15 p.m. near a closed business on Francisco Boulevard East. The woman told officers that a man she met recently brought her to San Rafael to work as a prostitute, San Rafael police Sgt. Lisa Holton said.
Following an investigation, police found the suspect in a vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby motel. Laroyce Almartez Chew, 24, of Sacramento, was arrested and booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of pimping and pandering.
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The victim was provided with resources and transported to a safe place, Holton said.
Street Crimes Unit makes arrest in Human Trafficking case. Laroyce Chew, 24 of Sacramento was booked @MarinSheriff Jail last night for pimping and pandering. See press release https://t.co/vMlfSLun7k pic.twitter.com/Qil15qQjOI
— San Rafael Police (@SanRafaelPolice) January 5, 2018
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