North Texas sex trafficking ring bust adds to growing frustration over short-term rentals
By: Robbie Owens | Published Sep 24, 2022
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) —Anger is mounting over short-term rentals in North Texas with a recent Dallas Police Department-led raid in Plano adding fuel to the growing debate.
“Yeah… didn’t like it,” shares Glenn Story of Plano who watched nearby as police surrounded a home in his normally quiet neighborhood. “I thought it was a hostage situation. I did not like it.”
Dallas police now say they were breaking up a sex trafficking ring Thursday evening. That raid took on added significance as word spread that the ring was operating out of a short-term rental.
“I have a five-year-old daughter!” shares a fuming Joni Reed. “The fact that a sex trafficking ring is right around the corner from me is not only scary and terrifying, it makes me realize that we’ve become a community of bystanders.”