The Brief

PHOENIX - "Operation New Beginnings"—a joint effort between GCU, Phoenix Police, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, and the County Attorney’s Office cracked down on prostitution in Phoenix.

The backstory:

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said the area known as "The Blade" along 27th Avenue between Indian School Road and Northern is gaining national recognition for prostitution, and the people living and working in that area said it has to stop.

What they're saying:

Dozens were arrested in the prostitution crackdown, but officials said it’s far from over.

"This is just one step in that process," said Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.

Mitchell said the multi-agency effort was long overdue.

"27th Avenue is not just the main area in Phoenix, but it is

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