Burbank Cops getting tough!  Read more at NBC Los Angeles…

Burbank Hookers, Beware
“The Burbank Police Department will not allow prostitutes and their customers to believe that they can use Burbank as their meeting place.”
By OLSEN EBRIGHT

Police in Burbank have issued a warning to pimps, prostitutes and anyone else benefiting from prostitution-related crimes.

“The Burbank Police Department will not allow prostitutes and their customers to believe that they can use Burbank as their meeting place,” Lt. Armen Dermenjian told the Burbank Leader.

The warning coincides with a beefed-up effort from cops to curb sex trade.

On Feb 23, police arrested three women at the Ramada Burbank Airport Hotel, said Burbank Police Sgt. Robert Quesada. On Feb. 16, a 19-year-old Poway woman and 26-year-old San Diego man were arrested on prostitution-related charges, according to police records.

Other recent incidents include the arrest of two Oakland men at the Extended StayAmerica Los Angeles-Burbank Airport on suspicion of pimping a minor under the age of 16, Quesada told the newspaper.

“We want these people to know that if they’re going to engage in this kind of conduct that the police and citizens won’t put up with it, and we’ll be out there targeting it,” Quesada said. “We don’t want to let them get comfortable.”

Read the whole story at Macon.com…

Reports give details of undercover police raids on massage parlors
By AMY LEIGH WOMACK

Closed police files from raids at Macon massage parlors shed light on operations that undercover officers found there.

In 2008 and 2009, a series of raids targeted more than a dozen Macon-area massage parlors and spas that police suspected of being houses of prostitution. As a result, more than 20 women were arrested on various sex charges.

Seven closed Macon police case files describe how undercover police officers entered businesses and paid for massages. Costs ranged from $40 for a half-hour massage to $140 for sex.

In most cases, the officers were led to rooms where they were asked to undress. Some of them were led to showers or were bathed by women working at the massage parlors.

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In each of the cases, the women asked the officers if they wanted additional services. In at least two cases, the women gestured that they were offering sex.

At one massage parlor, a woman asked an officer in June 2008 if he wanted other services after a 10-minute massage. When he replied that he just wanted a massage, the woman said “$40 is for the house, massage, bath and relaxation. We are extra,” according to a police report.

Some of the women touched the officers’ genitals before offering additional services.

At another massage parlor, a woman initiated a sex act on an officer against the officer’s will in July 2008. Then she stood in front of the door, keeping the officer from leaving until she was paid for the act, according to one report.

The heat is on in West Midtown, New York City.  Read more at NJ.com…

West New York police to pimps and prostitutes: No more sex!
By Karina Arrue

Coy S. Gordon expected it to be a normal night of work — a transsexual sex romp with a “john” for anywhere from $100 to $180. But like his clients, Gordon got more than he bargained for one night last week.

Gordon, 42, was arrested by a West New York undercover cop.

If the 6-foot-2 Gordon — who was wearing a yellow splash negligee and 5-inch heels when she was arrested — had been reading The Jersey Journal lately, it wouldn’t have come as a big surprise.

Gordon is the latest in a string of arrests by West New York police, who received an anonymous complaint about her a few weeks ago, officials said.

The tip was corroborated by an advertisement at backpage.com in which Gordon, who goes by the name “Tasty and Silky the New Milk Ms. Society,” offered “transsexual escort” services for a steep price — $100 for 15 minutes, $140 for 30 minutes and $180 for an hour, police said.

Since Dec. 31, 25 people have been arrested in West New York as a result of eight sting operations. Of the eight busts, Gordon is the first that used the Internet to spur business. West New York police say the seven other times they received a tip about people handing out business cards in the street.

The arrests stem from “community outcry,” says Police Director Albert Bringa, who took the helm of the department Dec. 2.

Local police hunt online sources for working girls. Read more at WAVY.com…

Craigslist prostitution sting nabs 10
Women accused of offering sex for money online

Ten women were busted in Newport News for allegedly offering sex in exchange for money on the popular Website Craigslist.

Newport News detectives, responding to several complaints, conducted an operation on Tuesday, from 2 p.m to midnight, making contact with women advertising thier services on Craigslist.

It was rather obvious says Newport News Police spokesperson Lou Thurston.

“You go to Craigslist to the page for Hampton Roads and you look under services and there’s the word adult.”

Read more at The News-Press…

Lee County deputies bust brothel in Bonita Springs

Lee County deputies investigating a possible crime in Bonita Springs didn’t find what they were looking for but instead stumbled upon a brothel.

When deputies arrived they met a prostitute and found several men playing cards.

“This is a common method for South and Central American prostitution organizations use to indicate payment for the services of a prostitute,” the arrest report states.

Read more at ABQJournal.com…

Alleged Escort Service Busted
By Rozanna M. Martinez

Detectives responded to an online ad for “Rocky Mountain’s Sexiest Redhead” that included explicit photos of a woman calling herself Tina. An undercover detective called the listed phone number and a meeting was arranged at a hotel room, according to a criminal complaint.

When the undercover detective arrived he and a woman negotiated a deal for sex at a rate of $200. Arresting officers entered the room when the money was exchanged, according to the complaint.

Police found prescription pills in a bottle inside the bathroom. The woman told police that she had found the narcotics and was unsure what they were, according to the complaint.

A short time later, another man came to the room to check on the woman. He told police that he was aware she would give men massages and have sex with them, according to a criminal complaint filed.

The man said he placed ads for the woman and another woman on the Internet.

Now, that’s a heck of a headline! Read more at The West Australian…

Spain breaks up Voodoo prostitution ring

Police have arrested nine people accused of forcing Nigerian girls to work as prostitutes on the streets of Barcelona after telling them they had cast Voodoo spells on them.

The regional police in the Catalonia region say the girls were smuggled into this country after being lured with bogus job offers and then forced to work off debts of up to 50,000 euros ($A76,810) in the space of six months.

A police statement released on Friday says the nine detainees are all Nigerian and were arrested on Tuesday after an investigation that began nine months ago.

It says the gang cast spells on girls who believed in Voodoo, making them think terrible things would happen to them or their families if they did not keep silent about the smuggling ring and remain loyal to it.

Read more at The Province…

64 charges against prostitutes, johns in Calgary sting
By Sherri Zickefoose

A city-wide prostitution sting has seen 64 charges laid against johns and sex trade workers.

Police also have seized 25 cars from johns caught soliciting prostitutes, a penalty provided for in Alberta law.

Police made arrests on nine outstanding warrants as they operated the two-week undercover sting.

First-time johns can get their cars back after performing community service, but those who get caught more than once could see their vehicles seized by the Alberta government and auctioned off.

Read more at NBC New York…

City Settles Granny Prostitution Arrest for $35K
Married granny had never been charged with a crime in her life
By JENNIFER MILLMAN

Talk about a case of mistaken identity. A Brooklyn grandmother was falsely arrested for prostitution by an officer with a rep for getting sued – and now the city has to pay for his error, according to a published report.

The 41-year-old has been married for more than a decade and never been charged with a crime in her life, according to the Daily News. But one fateful evening, walking to the hospital after suffering an asthma attack in the middle of the night, she was accused of trying to solicit men in Sunset Park and was arrested, the paper reports.

Police officer Sean Spencer, who has already cost the city $80,000 to settle four federal lawsuit against him, told the assistant district attorney that he saw the woman beckon to three men in the park, according to court papers obtained by the News.

He also falsely reported “that he was aware that plaintiff was previously arrested for [prostitution] when the plaintiff had never been arrested for this offense,” the papers said.

The case was set to go to trial, but Gonzalez opted to settle instead for a cool $35,000, according to the News.

Read more at KCBA.com…

6 held for alleged SoCal prostitution ring

Police have arrested six people they claim ran a multimillion-dollar prostitution ring out of luxury apartments in Pasadena and Irvine.

A Pasadena police statement Wednesday says officers acting on an anonymous tip worked with federal immigration agents to make the arrests last month following a 2-year investigation.