Two-day John sweep in Vanier yields 13 arrests

Police say community concerns led to 13 arrests in a two-day “John sweep” of Vanier this week.
The officers were looking for John or prostitutes’ clients in the Montreal Road and Lafontaine Avenue area on Wednesday and Thursday. The investigation stemmed from community and business concerns about ongoing prostitution and men soliciting for that purpose in residential neighbourhoods.
The round-up resulted in 13 arrests with seven criminal charges laid. Several of the accuse