January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Every year since 2010, a U.S. president has dedicated the month to raise awareness about human trafficking and to educate the public about how to identify and prevent the crime. The Polaris Project staffs…
Six men are facing charges as a result of a two-month undercover operation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. The operation targeted potential predators who use online social media apps and attempt to meet people they believe are…
A Tuscaloosa man is facing charges after investigators with the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force discovered illegal pornography on his electronic devices. Michael Andrew Fisher Tubbs, 24, was arrested Thursday and charged with eight counts of possession of obscene…
A 30-year-old man is facing charges of possessing obscene matter depicting someone younger than 17 after an investigation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. Investigators searched the home of Braden Thomas Blair on June 7. During that search,…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Jeremiah Hatcher The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and hosted a workshop seminar Monday at Hotel Capstone…
It's been a busy week for the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. Two victims of sex trafficking were reunited with their families after calling 911 to report themselves as victims Wednesday. The…
A missing teenager from Chicago was found in Tuscaloosa Thursday thanks to a group of vigilant hotel employees who contacted police. As a result of the investigation, a Michigan man was arrested on charges of human trafficking and second-degree possession…
A 24-year-old Northport man is facing charges of soliciting and engaging in sexual activity with minors in the wake of a monthslong investigation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. The investigation, which began in February, determined that Bradley…
A Tuscaloosa man is facing child porn charges after an investigation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force resulting in his arrest today. Phillip Shannon Wright, 44, is charged with one count of dissemination of obscene matter containing visual…
A Northport man is facing charges Monday after an investigation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force and the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Investigators found probable cause to charge Ladarius Dejuan Jones, 19, with four counts…
Fifteen men were arrested between Thursday and Friday in Northport and are facing charges of soliciting prostitution after an undercover operation conducted by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. One of those arrested was the now-former University of Alabama…
A Northport man is facing charges after a West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force investigation involving material depicting child sexual abuse. Thomas Ramos Chajal, 22, was charged Wednesday morning with eight counts of possession of pornographic material depicting the sexual…
Ten men are facing varying charges in the wake of an undercover West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force operation over the weekend. The operation was part of the task force's ongoing mission of combatting child exploitation. “The officers working this…
