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Michigan State Police urge wider vigilance, trucking partnerships to spot human trafficking
Summary
Michigan State Police officials told a House Oversight subcommittee that increased awareness, Truckers Against Trafficking training and interagency partnerships are key tools for identifying and helping human trafficking victims across the state.
Investigator Chad Schmidt and Sergeant Christina Droste of the Michigan State Police told the Michigan House Oversight Subcommittee on Homeland Security Foreign Influence on the committee’s floor that awareness and targeted outreach — especially in the trucking and busing industries — are central to identifying and helping victims of human trafficking.
The presentation emphasized that trafficking occurs in plain sight in Michigan communities and urged lawmakers to support training and evidence rules that make prosecution and victim services more effective. Sergeant Christina Droste, legislative liaison to the Michigan State Police, and Investigator Chad Schmidt, statewide coordinator for Truckers Against Trafficking within the department’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED), described outreach efforts, training materials and partnerships with nonprofit and law-enforcement task forces.
Nut graf: The Michigan State Police asked lawmakers to keep awareness and victim-centered policy as priorities, pointing to Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) outreach and state task forces as key lines of defense. Committee members pressed presenters on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, school-based education and…
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