A collaborative law enforcement operation between Lathrop Police Services, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and the Manteca Police Department back in February yielded nine arrests of people attempting to engage in sexual contact with a minor less than 14 years of age. In the last week, however, they’ve arrested more than double that amount – taking 18 people into custody in the four days prior to an all-out blitz and prostitution sting on Friday night which netted four additional arrests for solicitation, one for burglary, and one for an outstanding warrant.