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Rowan County detectives make arrest in Salisbury human trafficking and prostitution investigation, officials say

Rowan County detectives make arrest in Salisbury human trafficking and prostitution investigation, officials say
CHECK THE HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST. THE GREENSBORO CHILDREN’S CENTER AND INFLUX CARE FACILITY FOR UNACCOMPANIED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN BECAME OPERATIONAL TODAY, THAT FACILITY IS LOCATED ON HOBBS ROAD. AND CAN HOUSE UP TO 800 CHILDREN AGES 13 TO 17. AT THIS POINT, THOUGH, THERE ARE NO CHILDREN AT THAT FACILITY, AND THAT COULD CHANGE, THOUGH BASED ON CAPACITY LIMITS AT OTHER CENTERS. CHRIS PETERSEN SPOKE WITH AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS CENTER AND SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT IT PROVIDES. AS. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING THE GREENSBORO CHILDREN’S CENTER HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY AND THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE FACILITY. BUT IN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, I SPOKE WITH SAID NEIGHBORS SHOULDN’T BE CONCERNED. ED ALEXANDER, IF IS AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY IN GREENSBORO, HE SAYS THE CHILDREN THAT WILL BE HOUSED AT THE GREENSBORO CHILDREN’S CENTER HAVE BEEN THROUGH UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA COMING THROUGH FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER IS OFTEN FRAUGHT WITH DANGERS. MANY PEOPLE CAN BE VICTIMS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CRIME, INCLUDING VIOLENT CRIME, ON THEIR WAY HERE AND WE CAN IMAGINE WHAT THAT’S LIKE FOR THE 13, 14, 15 YEAR OLD CHILD GOING THROUGH THAT. IF SAYS THE CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE TRAUMA CARE CASE MANAGEMENT AND THEY’LL BE TAUGHT ENGLISH, FACILITIES LIKE THE ONE ON HOBBS ROAD ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP CHILDREN IN SAFER, MORE COMFORTABLE LIVING CONDITIONS THAN THE ADULT FACILITIES AT THE BORDER. EVERYBODY IS SEEN ON THE NEWS AS PEOPLE, UH, PICTURES OF CHILDREN ESSENTIALLY IN CAGES OR BEHIND FENCES. AND AGAIN, AS A YOUNG CHILD OR EVEN AS A TEENAGER. HOW TRAUMATIZING. THAT EXPERIENCE MUST BE. OR TO BE HOUSED IN A GENERAL POPULATION WITH OTHER ADULTS. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. AND THAT IN AND OF ITSELF CAN BE CHALLENGING, EVE SAYS THAT THE CITY SHOULD RECEIVE SOME NOTICE OF WHEN CHILDREN WILL START COMING TO THE CENTER, AND THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG JEFFERSON AND HOBBS ROADS SHOULDN’T BE CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY. IT’S AN OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT. IT’S NOT THE OFFICE. OF LET’S BRING AS MANY CRIMINALS TO GREENSBORO AS WE CAN. THESE ARE KIDS. THEY’RE 13 TO 17 YEAR OLD. THEY’RE PEOPLE THAT LEFT THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, WHICH I’M SURE IF IT WERE SAFE AND HAD OPPORTUNITIES AND IF THEY FELT THEY COULD STAY, WOULD PROBABLY MUCH RATHER BE THERE THAN NEXT TO THESE NEIGHBORS HERE IN GREENSBORO. EVE ALSO SAYS WE NEED TO DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP THESE CHILDREN. WE’RE PUTTING IN A LOCATION THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE, TO A USE THAT IS VERY BENEFICIAL TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH INCREDIBLY HARD TIMES, THAT ARE GOING TO FACE POTENTIAL TRAUMA FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. I THINK IT’S SOMETHING THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY SHOULD BE PROUD OF, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE SCARED OF. AND ALEXANDER EVE SAYS THAT THIS FACILITY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST, IF NOT THE BIGGEST, IN THE UNITED STATES. IN GREENSBORO, I’M CHRIS PETERSEN, WXII 12 NEWS. AND HAPPENING NOW IN ALAMANCE COUNTY, A 14 YEAR OLD IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO AN ATTEMPTED MURDER INVESTIGATION. OCEAN GRAHAM POLICE AND HAW RIVER POLICE SEARCHED THE TEEN’S HOME AND FOUND A STOLEN AR PISTOL. HAW RIVER POLICE ISSUED A SECURE CUSTODY ORDER FOR THE TEEN ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND DISCHARGING A FIREARM INTO OCCUPIED. PROPERTY. WE ARE TOLD THE 14 YEAR-OLD IS IN A JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY HAPPENING NOW IN THOMASVILLE, POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT AFTER SOMEONE FIRED SHOTS INTO A CAR. WE HAVE AN IMAGE HERE ON YOUR SCREEN. INVESTIGATORS WANT TO TALK TO A MAN WHO WAS SEEN DRIVING THIS WHITE DODGE CHARGER. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE DRIVER FIRED A GUN AT SEVERAL PEOPLE INSIDE A CAR YESTERDAY MORNING ON JULIAN AVENUE. NO ONE WAS STRUCK BY BULLET. GREENSBORO POLICE ARE TRACKING DOWN LEADS AS TO WHO FIRED SHOTS AT A FAMILY SITTING IN THEIR CAR. WE’RE TOLD THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON VANDALIA ROAD NEAR ROBERT CHURCH ROAD. INVESTIGATORS SAY TWO SUSPECTS PULLED UP AND FIRED SHOTS TOWARD THE FAMILY’S CAR. NOBODY WAS HURT IN HIGH POINT, INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY A BODY THAT WASHED UP IN A CREEK. THE REMAINS WERE FOUND IN RICHLAND CREEK, NOT FAR FROM BRENTWOOD STREET. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. WILL CONDUCT AN AUTOPSY TO DETERMINE HOW THIS PERSON PASSED AWAY. SO FAR, THE HIGH POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT RELEASING ANY FURTHER DETAILS. THE GRAHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WARNING SENIORS ABOUT A PHONE SCAM. POLICE SAY THE SCAMMER CALLS CLAIMING TO BE AN AGENT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN AN ATTEMPT TO COERCE PEOPLE AND TO WITHDRAWING LARGE SUMS OF CASH FROM THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS. THE SCAMMER HAS BEEN USING VARIOUS NUMBERS AND EVEN TRIED TO SPOOF THE DEPARTMENT’S MAIN NUMBER. GRAHAM POLICE SAY
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Rowan County detectives make arrest in Salisbury human trafficking and prostitution investigation, officials say
The Rowan County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest during an investigation of human trafficking and prostitution in Salisbury.Top StoriesNorth Carolina teens found after escaping Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh, officials sayNorth Carolina school systems experiencing over-capacity, here's what they're doing to alleviate the pressureTeen charged for firing gun inside Food Lion grocery store in High PointGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereOn Wednesday, March 13, during their undercover operation, detectives found a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News. According to a news release from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, the minor was a victim of forced prostitution that was organized by a 33-year-old convicted felon on parole. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here. The Sheriff's Office will be holding a news conference about the investigation at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. No additional information about the case will be released until the conference has concluded. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love | Trending Stories:

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On Wednesday, March 13, during their undercover operation, detectives found a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.

According to a news release from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, the minor was a victim of forced prostitution that was organized by a 33-year-old convicted felon on parole.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

The Sheriff's Office will be holding a news conference about the investigation at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. No additional information about the case will be released until the conference has concluded.

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