Crime & Safety

Palm Desert Prostitution Sting Nets Four Arrests

The women ranged in age from 19 to 33, police said.

Four women were arrested during a prostitution sting in Palm Desert, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.

Deputies from several specialized investigation teams set up the sting on Friday, after receiving tips of possible prostitution activity in the city, sheriff’s spokesman Armando Munoz said.

Sheriff’s officials did not disclose the time or location of the operation, nor any details about how the sting was conducted.

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Those arrested include: Sarah Hubbard, 27, of Palm Springs; Haley Zellner, 33, of Las Vegas; Kierah Phillips, 21, of Las Vegas; and Kylie Ewell, 19, of West Valley, Utah.

All were booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio for investigation of prostitution, Munoz said.

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