Law Enforcement Cracks Down On Human Trafficking
March 14, 2012According to the Department of Justice, human trafficking is a growing problem with 17,000 boys and girls being forced to work at truck stops and rest areas nationwide.
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Our lawmakers are working hard to do something as well. Assemblyman John Hambrick said he has been focused on the issue the past four years.
During the 2009 legislative session, he said he pushed a bill through that went after pimps financially.
Truckers Against Trafficking Combat Prostitution At Rest Stops
March 5, 2012When truck drivers break at a rest stop, they’re often confronted by young girls working in the sex trade — a trend a new human rights campaign hopes to combat…
In Nevada, where an estimated 400 children are being trafficked each night, Assemblyman John Hambrick hopes that the new initiative will help put a stop to this crime.
“We need to stop the demand,” Hambrick told MyNews3. ”The buyers that come who want to buy these young girls and boys need to be aware that there will be a price to be paid.”
Truckers Against Trafficking receives Congressional Recognition award
February 27, 2012Since 2009, the group Truckers Against Trafficking has been working tirelessly to combat human trafficking in the United States.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, TAT was recognized with a Congressional Recognition award by the office of U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-NV, for their efforts to put an end to human trafficking in his home state through a newly formed state coalition of trucking industry officials.
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Nevada Assemblyman John Hambrick, R-Las Vegas, has also introduced legislation aimed at strengthening the state’s human trafficking laws.
Truckers asked to help stop sex trafficking
February 23, 2012…
Nevada Assemblyman John Hambrick has introduced legislation to strengthen Nevada’s human trafficking laws. He says the men and women who drive big rigs through truck stops and across the country, as key to saving girls, boys and adults from being sold for sex. Hambrick said, “These are the eyes and ears.”
Hambrick was flanked by a coalition of law enforcement and trucking industry agencies who are asking truckers for help identifying warning signs of sexual exploitation. They include minors, even adults, who seem nervous, afraid and even unaware of their surroundings.
New Campaign Launched In Nevada To Combat Human Trafficking
February 23, 2012…
Assemblyman John Hambrick, R-Las Vegas, who has pursued legislation aimed at strengthening Nevada’s laws against human trafficking, said: “I am very pleased that the Nevada trucking industry and the truck stop owners have entered the war against human trafficking. This scourge must be stopped. All of us have seen the media reports on children as young as eleven being prostituted by men who are making thousands upon thousands of dollars selling the bodies of our children. We now have two allies that can have a direct effective on fighting this war.”
Nevada truckers told to recognize, stop human trafficking
February 23, 2012LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – A nationwide campaign aimed at identifying and stopping underage sex trafficking is landing in Nevada.
The Coalition of the Nevada Trucking Industry and the state’s truck stop owners are teaming up with Truckers Against Trafficking to put a stop to trafficking, specifically on highways and truck stops.
The campaign helps educate truck drivers on identifying the signs of sex trafficking and to properly notify the authorities when suspected trafficking happens.
Truckers Against Trafficking campaign launched
February 22, 2012LAS VEGAS (KSNV & MyNews3) – News 3 Anchor Marie Mortera has more on the News 3 Crime Tracker 3 series on human trafficking.
A campaign kicked off today to fight the crime and it asks truck drivers to get involved.
State and national trucking associations, along with Metro and North Las Vegas police stood together at the Morton’s Travel Plaza to vow they’re fighting the crime with a new campaign, which urges drivers to “make the call and save lives.”
Human Trafficking a Problem in Northern Nevada
September 29, 2011Reno, Nev — A former UNR professor and IRS agent is under arrest for human trafficking — and experts say it’s a growing problem here in Northern Nevada.
Experts say it is a form of modern day slavery… and the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the 21st century, as a $9 billion dollar a year global industry. And they say the State of Nevada is not immune to this troubling problem.
