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Police pull over bus on I-25 as a part of trafficking investigation

On Monday evening, a bus was pulled over on Interstate 25 in Douglas County. A girl was taken into protecting custody.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — On Monday evening, the Denver Police Division acquired a report of a doable human trafficking scenario. With the assistance of different regulation enforcement businesses, police stopped a bus on Interstate 25 in Douglas County as a part of the human trafficking investigation.

Officers discovered an grownup sufferer and took her into protecting custody. 

Monday’s case grew to become public. Many extra do not make the information.

Jenelle Goodrich is the founding father of From Silenced To Saved. She mentioned her group will get a name every single day to offer assets. They attempt to meet victims at scenes, or on the hospital. 

“The common age that we’re seeing is wherever from 12 to 19, and so I might say 60% are feminine, 40% are male,” Goodrich mentioned. 

Denver police imagine this doable trafficking scenario began out of state. 

“I believe it’s simpler to place somebody on a bus than a airplane. Much less questions, clearly. So it simply relies upon. A number of occasions they’ll come from out of state or they’ll depart our state to go elsewhere,” she mentioned.

Little or no data on this delicate case is accessible to the general public.

The Denver Police Human Trafficking Unit is working to develop data on a suspect. No arrests have been made to this point. 

“We be certain we’re nonetheless serving them. Nonetheless ensuring they really feel seen,” Goodrich mentioned.

Goodrich has been on this line of labor for almost a decade. She mentioned it’s not unusual for trafficking victims to return by means of Colorado due to the interstates and Denver’s worldwide airport.

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