February 22, 2023 - Fresno Police Department officials report that on January 20, 2023, Fresno Police officers handled a call in the 2600 block of East Shaw Avenue regarding a robbery at the location. Vice Unit detectives assisted patrol and discovered that the victim of the robbery had also been forced into prostitution by the two suspects. Detectives identified the two suspects as Davonte Dedrick (pictured below on the left), a known gang member and Janeeca Dickson (pictured below on the right), a gang member associate.

On January 22, 2023, Dedrick was arrested at his residence for the robbery and for human trafficking related charges. Vice Unit detectives also collaborated with patrol officers to collect evidence of the crimes during the service of a search warrant.

On February 9, 2023, Dickson was located at her residence and taken into custody. Dedrick and Dickson both booked into Fresno County Jail for robbery, pimping, as well as for sex/human trafficking related charges. The Human Trafficking investigation is ongoing.

If you believe anyone might be a victim of Human Trafficking, please call any of the following numbers to report:

Valley Crime Stoppers at 559-498-STOP (7867).

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)

National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888

Source & photos: Fresno Police Department