Human trafficking topic of Feb. 24 meeting

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Citizens’ Crime Prevention Committee (FCCPC) is sponsoring a free seminar, open to the public, on human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The meeting is on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fallbrook Library (community room), 124 South Mission Road.

Guest speaker will be Danny Santiago, task force commander, Calif. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Investigation, San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. Santiago will speak on "Human Trafficking - Is it happening in your neighborhood?"

"Fallbrook is not immune to this type of criminal activity and this includes child prostitution and labor trafficking," said Pat Braendel, founder of the FCCPC. "San Diego is one of the nation's top high-intensity areas for this profitable criminal endeavor. We as a community need to learn how to recognize the warning signs of all the varieties of human trafficking, including labor and child exploitation."

Residents are encouraged to attend this presentation to help be part of Fallbrook's solution. For more information, call (760) 731-9127.