SANTA ANA – Police arrested 17 suspected “Johns” during a five-hour campaign targeting prostitution-related activity along the Harbor Boulevard corridor Wednesday night.

The Santa Ana Police Department’s joint Vice and Narcotic Unit operation focused on targeting men soliciting prostitutes for sex in that area, police Col. Anthony Bertagna said.

“Using undercover officers, detectives made 17 arrests within a five-hour period,” he said. “The suspects were processed and booked at the Santa Ana jail, and later released after signing promises to appear in court.“

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