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This is the second time in as many weeks Springfield Police Department officers have targeted men who try to pay for sex, as they busted 11 on Thursday, June 15.
The operation on Thursday, June 22, targeted the High Street area and the South End neighborhood after several residents had complained of drugs and prostitution, Springfield police said.
An undercover officer posed as a hooker and was approached by five men who offered to pay for her time in just four hours, police said.
Everyone busted was charged with paying for sexual conduct, Springfield police said.
Those arrested include:
- Normand Proulx, age 78, of Agawam
- Javier Santiago, age 46, of Springfield
- Willie Peoples Jr., age 27, of Springfield
- Luis Henriquez, age 31, of Chicopee
- William Galarza, age 31, of Chicopee
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