Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28Washington County Attorney’s Office—2016 Annual Report 18 Major Crimes Prosecution Unit In response to an increase in complex organized criminal enterprise activities in and around Washington County, our office created a Major Crimes Prosecution unit. The first identified need was an emphasis on the detection, investigation of, and prosecution of juvenile sex traffickers. To that end, in addition to the prosecution of these individuals, we have formed the Washington County Human Trafficking Coalition. In forming the coalition, we have assembled a group of law enforcement members from each law enforcement department in our county. Meetings occur monthly at which time we work on pending operations in Washington County. Training is a large component of the coalition. All members have been trained from the legal to operational aspects of human trafficking. The lead attorney assigned to the Major Crimes Unit is Imran Ali. It takes all of us being aware that sex trafficking is a major societal concern in order to combat this crime. Major events this past year include: Frontline Response to Sex Trafficking Training - January 26 Over 100 criminal justice professionals—including law enforcement, county attorney staff, probation officers, victim advocates and more attended 4 hours of training that was held at the Washington County Government Center. Presenters included Dave Pinto, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office; Hayley King, Heartland Girls’ Ranch; Allison Dahlen, Tubman; Imran Ali, Assistant Washington County Attorney and Det. Ashley LaValle, Forest Lake Police Department. The training was put on by the through the efforts of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and was coordinated by Imran Ali and Brooke Throngard as part of the Washington County Attorney’s Office Major Crimes initiative. The training provided information on how to identify sex trafficking victims, respond to their needs and begin to build a case against traffickers and sex buyers. Advanced Human Trafficking Investigation Techniques Training—February 16-17-18 Advanced Human Trafficking Investigation Techniques Training was held February 16 and 17 at Woodbury Police Department and on February 18 at the Washington County Attorney’s Office. Over 40 law enforcement attended the training that was presented by Sgt. Grant Snyder of the Minneapolis Police Department. Det. Sean Johnson of the St. Paul Police Department, Imran Ali and Brooke Throngard also presented. The training was put on through the efforts of Washington County Attorney’s Office staff Imran Ali, Brooke Throngard and Aimee Schroeder.