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Lewiston police make 8 arrests in prostitution sting

Lewiston police make 8 arrests in prostitution sting

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LEWISTON, Maine (WGAN) Lewiston police arrested eight people following a prostitution sting operation on Tuesday.

Police say the suspects, ranging in age from 30 to 64 years old, were arrested as part of a sting operation targeting people using online escort sites. Police said the following people were arrested:

Randall Call, 61, of Gorham;
Roger Chicoine, 50, of Livermore Falls;
Robert Grasse, 64, of West Gardiner;
Michael Harris, 57, of Wilton;
Mark Merrill, 51, of Brunswick;
Heidi Robinson, 35, of Lewiston;
Kyle Stretton, 30, of Lewiston;
Nathaniel Wade, 55, of Waterville

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Posted by Lewiston Maine Police Department on Wednesday, February 5, 2020

All eight are charged with engaging a prostitute.

Police said the arrests were carried out by a Human Trafficking Task Force comprised of members of various law enforcement agencies, including the Lewiston Police Department, FBI, and Homeland Security.

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