Tampabay.com
JANUARY 27, 2009

Craigslist, undercover busts lead police to 20 Bowl-week prostitution arrests

TAMPA -- Craigslist, CrimeStoppers and disguised policewomen have contributed to 20 prostitution-related arrests in Tampa two days into the week leading up to the Super Bowl, police said.

The Tampa Police Department and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested 13 men and seven women on various charges of offering to commit, soliciting or procuring people for prostitution between Monday and this morning. Officers nabbed suspects on the street and at three adult businesses -- Thee Love Shack, Buddies Adult Video and the Yokohama Massage Spa.

Bret Bartlett, a captain with Tampa's Criminal Intelligence Bureau, said Monday that the department would amplify anti-prostitution efforts this week in hopes of damming the "flood of ladies" that has rushed in for Super Bowl-related revenue.

"The sun rises in the East, and hookers come into town during the Super Bowl," Bartlett said. "The industry, the naked people industry, is getting ready for the event. As are we."
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