Cross-agency investigations lead to an arrest

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A four-month investigation led by the Frankfort Police Department, Crawfordsville Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana Gaming Commission, Indiana Department of Revenue and the Battleground Police Department led to raids at multiple locations in Frankfort, Indiana on Wednesday Montgomery County.

The focus of the investigation is on complaints of illegal activity at massage businesses in Frankfort and Crawfordsville.

Search warrants were served in the 1000 block of Walnut Avenue in Frankfort, the 2100 block of West Oak Hill Road, the 2000 block of Lebanon Road, the 1500 block of South Washington Street, Mercedes Drive, the 600 block of South Grace Avenue, etc 600 block of South Mill Street and 400 block of Shady Lane in Crawfordsville.

Xiaoyun Chen, 52, of Crawfordsville, was arrested on charges of money laundering and prostitution related to the companies’ operations and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on the Crawfordsville Police Department case. Frankfort Police will request an arrest warrant from the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office.

“We would like to thank the detectives from CPD, FPD and MCSO, officers from HSI, the Battleground Police Department, the Montgomery County Probation Department, the Indiana Gaming Commission, the Indiana Department of Revenue, ICESAHT and the IPATH Taskforce for their investigative efforts in this case to thank. “ Crawfordsville Police Chief Aaron Mattingly, Frankfort Police Chief Scott Shoemaker and Montgomery County Sheriff Ryan Needham said in a news release. “The partnerships between the departments and state agencies allowed both cities to work together as we discovered how closely our cases were connected.”

If you have any information regarding this investigation, please contact Crawfordsville Police at 765-362-3762.