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Sarasota Police Department
News Release

Bernadette DiPino
Chief of Police

Contact: Genevieve Judge
Partnership Policing Communications Coordinator
[e-mail] 941-954-7094


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Undercover operation targeting prostitution results in eight men arrested

SARASOTA, Fla. – December 17, 2013 – 8 a.m.

The Sarasota Police Department Street Crimes Unit, in conjunction with the Narcotics Unit, conducted a prostitution “John” Operation on Saturday, December 14^th. This was an undercover operation targeting the prostitution problem plaguing the North Tamiami Trail neighborhood. The operation was conducted at three different locations on North Tamiami Trail.

The operation targeted those individuals soliciting prostitutes in the City of Sarasota. The operation resulted in the arrests of eight (8) males for solicitation of prostitution.

Listed below are the names and charges of all the men arrested.





Ronald L. Biron - (01-18-81) 59 E. 2^nd Street Moorestown, New Jersey



David H. Kraft - (01-15-67) 4300 18^th Street West Bradenton, Florida

Donald R. Keller - (04-29-62) 6004 9^th Avenue West Bradenton, Florida




John A. Dill - (11-20-54) 1000 Walker Street Lot # 161 Holly Hill, Florida



Jason R. Hamilton - (09-09-78) 3124 Olympic, Street Sarasota, Florida



Patrick Molines - (10-13-51) 3365 Shelly Drive Green Cove Springs, Florida



Victor Mendoza-Rodriguez - 12-23-64) 7816 43^rd Avenue West Bradenton,Florida



Juan I. Ortega-Infante - (11-08-87) 5007 Five Acre Road Plant City, Florida

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