Five Nabbed For Prostitution In Undercover Massage Parlor Operation Five Nabbed For Prostitution In Undercover Massage Parlor Operation
Five Nabbed For Prostitution In Undercover Massage Parlor Operation An undercover operation into illegal massages and prostitution taking place at several Orange County spas landed five people behind bars. On Friday, March 8, the New Windsor Police Department, along with members of state police and the state police Community Stabilization Unit conducted an undercover operation into illegal massages and prostitution occurring at four spas and massage parlors in the Town of New Windsor, said New Windsor Det. Sgt. Chris Sager.  As a result of the investigation, the following people were arrested: Moon & Sun Spa – 3…
Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say
Former Boyfriend Admits He Put Murder Victim Valerie Reyes In Suitcase, Authorities Say A former boyfriend arrested on Tuesday for the murder of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes of Westchester admitted during an interview with law enforcement that he bound the woman and stuffed her inside a suitcase before dumping it in Greenwich. Javier Da Silva, of Queens, admitted during an interview with an FBI agent that he did bound and put Reyes, a New Rochelle resident, in a suitcase and leave it in a wooded area, said a criminal complaint filed in White Plains Superior Court on Tuesday, Feb. 12. The complaint, which lays out the quick work of law enforcement, said Da Silva, also told Ne…
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Pose As Customers, Bust Six At Hotels, Massage Parlor Passaic Sheriff's Officers Pose As Customers, Bust Six At Hotels, Massage Parlor
Passaic Sheriff's Officers Pose As Customers, Bust Six At Hotels, Massage Parlor Passaic County sheriff’s officers who attacked prostitution on two fronts made several arrests Friday – most at highway hotels and a couple more at a local massage parlor – by posing as customers, authorities said. Arrests were made at a Lakeview Avenue spa, the Ramada Inn on eastbound Route 46 in Wayne and the Howard Johnson Motel on westbound Route 3 in Clifton, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Charged with engaging in prostitution were: Jennifer A. Polanco-Lapaix, 29, whose most recent address is listed as the Ramada Inn on Route 46 in Wayne; Elizabeth D. Guzman-Laurer, 38,…
Hudson Valley Resident Lauren Whalen, Executive Assistant, Dies At 26 Hudson Valley Resident Lauren Whalen, Executive Assistant, Dies At 26
Hudson Valley Resident Lauren Whalen, Executive Assistant, Dies At 26 Hudson Valley resident Lauren M. Whalen, who worked as an executive assistant in Manhattan, died on Wednesday, April 18 at Presbyterian Hospital in Queens. She was 26. The daughter of Anissa McKechnie (Picarella) and the late Kevin Alexander McKechnie, she was born on June 15, 1991 in New York City. Lauren attended Sachem High School East in Farmingville on Long Island and The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. She worked as an executive assistant at Jafra Capital Management in Manhattan.  On July 1, 2017, she married George T. Whalen IV of Millbrook at St. Joseph’s Church in Mil…
Two Women Charged, One For Prostitution, In Hudson Valley Spa Bust Two Women Charged, One For Prostitution, In Hudson Valley Spa Bust
Two Women Charged, One For Prostitution, In Hudson Valley Spa Bust Two women were busted by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office for offering massages without a license, one was also accused of offering sex for extra cash. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office arrested Li Xu-Campbell, 54, of New Windsor, and Wang Chai Xia, 34, of Flushing, around 7 p.m. Thursday in connection with an investigation into illegal activity at Your Green Spa located at 1315 Route 9 in the Town of Wappinger, said Capt. John Watterson. The arrests are the results of a three-month long investigation conducted by the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau. Both women are accused of offer…
Westchester Resident Among Four Charged With Trafficking Women For Sex Westchester Resident Among Four Charged With Trafficking Women For Sex
Westchester Resident Among Four Charged With Trafficking Women For Sex A Westchester resident is among four men facing charges for their roles in allegedly trafficking women for sex in multiple states. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District announced the arrest of the four on Tuesday, including 49-year-old Bronxville resident Guixia Wu “stemming from a conspiracy to engage in the interstate trafficking of women, primarily Chinese nationals, for the purpose of prostitution." The women were reportedly moving into and out of hotels and motels in seven states, including New York and Connecticut. According to the indictment unse…