SIDNEY, NE - The Sidney Police Department released the result of a month-long solicitation of prostitution operation in the Panhandle. 

15 people were cited during the operation, and five of those were arrested. Investigators used a confidential informant as part of the operation.

The operation took place from February 24, to March 24. 

The Sidney Police Department worked with the WING Drug Task Force, Deuel County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska State Patrol and Scottsbluff Police Department. 

Operations were conducted in Cheyenne, Deuel and Scotts Bluff Counties. 

Listed below is all the citations and arrests that were made:

02-24-2020: 47-year-old male from Sidney, Nebraska.

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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02-26-2020: 67-year-old male from Ogallala, Nebraska

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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02-27-2020: 43-year-old male from West Point, Nebraska.

Issued citation in Deuel County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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02-27-2020: 48-year-old male from North Platte, Nebraska

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-03-2020: 26-year-old male from Elsie, Nebraska

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-04-2020: 29-year-old male from Harrisburg, South Dakota

Arrested in Cheyenne County for Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) (Class IIA Felony) and Soliciting Prostitution (class I Misdemeanor)

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03-04-2020: 27-year-old male from Matheson, Colorado

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-09-2020: 31-year-old male from Cheyenne, Wyoming

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-09-2020: 20-year-old male from North Platte, Nebraska

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-11-2020: 30-year-old male from Sidney, Nebraska

Arrested in Cheyenne County for Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) (Class IIA Felony) and Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-11-2020: 23-year-old male from Mitchell, Nebraska

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-12-2020: 35-year-old male from Torrington, Wyoming

Arrested in Scotts Bluff County for Distribution of a Controlled Substance

(Methamphetamine) (Class II Felony) and Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-13-2020: 29-year-old male from North Platte, Nebraska

Issued citation in Cheyenne County for Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-20-2020: 27-year-old male from Davie, Florida

Arrested in Cheyenne County for Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana)(Class IIA Felony) and Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)

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03-24-2020: 29-year-old male from Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Arrested in Cheyenne County for Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) (Class IIA Felony) and Soliciting Prostitution (Class I Misdemeanor)