{"id":327694,"date":"2026-07-02T20:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327694\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T20:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:41:10","slug":"jso-arrests-29-in-undercover-operation-cracking-down-on-prostitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/327694\/","title":{"rendered":"JSO arrests 29 in undercover operation cracking down on prostitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Thursday that its Vice Unit detectives have arrested 24 men and five women during a three-day, multi-agency operation targeting individuals using the internet to solicit sex.<\/p>\n<p>JSO partnered with the Intercept Task Force and the Clay County Sheriff&#8217;s Office for the operation dubbed, &#8220;Operation County Line,&#8221; to target those using websites to solicit or offer prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstcoastnews.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>While prostitution is a misdemeanor offense, the sheriff&#8217;s office said it is still a serious crime, adding that prostitution fuels human trafficking and spreads diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the names and ages of those arrested:<\/p>\n<p>If you suspect prostitution or suspicious activity, online or in person, report it to JSO at 904-630-0500. You can also call the 24\/7 National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Thursday that its Vice Unit detectives have arrested 24 men&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-327694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}