Detroit Adult Entertainment: Warren police bust alleged illegal ga…
August 20, 2009 at 7:37 pm | In Detroit adult entertainment | No CommentsIf convicted, Shamoon faces two years in jail for maintaining a gambling house and 90 days in jail for gambling, officials said.
Police raided Shamoon’s club at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday after a six-month investigation, Dwyer said.
Of the 117 patrons inside, Dwyer said officers ticketed 41 people — from communities including Southfield, Sterling Heights, Troy, West Bloomfield, Shelby Township and Ontario, Canada — for disorderly conduct and frequenting a gambling house. The penalty is up to 90 days in jail and a $500 fine.
Police also seized poker cards, chips and nearly $26,000 in cash, Dwyer said.
In addition, authorities discovered violations of the state’s liquor laws and have filed reports with the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
“We’ve cracked down on narcotics in the city, prostitution, and now following it up with gambling,” Dwyer said. “…We’re having a very positive impact.”
Detroit Adult Entertainment: Child-sex exploiter gets 150-month pr…
August 20, 2009 at 7:37 pm | In Detroit adult entertainment | No CommentsA 35-year-old Novi man who pled guilty to child sexual exploitation, transporting minors to have illegal sex and distributing child pornography was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months in prison.
Dennis Paige, also known as Detroit Slim, was sentenced in federal court in Detroit. He also is to have 5 years of supervised release after he gets out of prison.
In August 2007, Paige, who helped run a prostitution ring, advertised for a 17-year-old girl and took her to Illinois to be photographed for a prostitution Web site. Seven months later, he advertised the services of another underage prostitute on Craigslist and brought her to Illinois and Ohio.
Detroit Adult Entertainment: Restructuring Gets SC Officers Out of…
August 20, 2009 at 7:37 pm | In Detroit adult entertainment | No CommentsOfficer Steve Hall is one of the new “zone officers,” assigned to the area around the former Charleston Naval base. Since taking the assignment in June, he’s developed a strong sense of the area – what goes on, what challenges it faces, who belongs there and who doesn’t. On a recent afternoon, he visited motels looking for a troublesome prostitute and kept close watch on an apartment complex where several cars had been broken into.
“We’ve always been community-oriented, but this really makes us accountable for certain areas,” he said. “It allows you to build a rapport with people that I think is going to help.”
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When police noticed drug dealers were ducking behind a broken fence to make their sales, Talbott spoke with the property owner and got the fence repaired. When he saw prostitutes using brushy cover along railroad tracks to shield their activities, he worked with city officials to get the brush cleared away.
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