Crime & Safety

Seven Arrested in Brockton Prostitution Crackdown

The operation was part of an effort to clean the area around North Main and Spring Streets.

BROCKTON, MA — A prostitution sting has netted seven arrests, police said.

Brockton residents Jodie Block, 46, Elizabeth Gagnon, 30, Emily Bennett, 41, Kimberly Silva, 29, Bianca Mcdonald, 27, Erika Comeau, 33, and Kim Headly, 43 were all arrested Thursday night as part of "Operation Street Sweeper." They were charged with sexual conduct for a fee,according to NECN.

Massachusetts State Police and a web task force with officers from Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, East Bridgewater and Whitman assisted in the sting.

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The operation was part of an effort to clean the area around North Main and Spring Streets.

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