Several Suburban Men Arrested for Soliciting a Prostitute

Several suburban men were arrested recently for soliciting a prostitute, according to the Romeoville Police Department.

The men were arrested in the 1200 block of Lakeview Drive in Romeoville on March 15 and March 16.

According to Romeoville Police Commander John Ferdinardo, the arrests were part of a yearly sting operation conducted by the department. The men responded to an ad placed on a website.

• Tajpartap Hayer, 32, of the 1600 block of Arlington St. in Bolingbrook was arrested March 15 at 12:20 p.m.
• Jonathan Dujua, 48, of the 600 block of Blackstone Ct. in Aurora, was arrested March 15 at 4:58 p.m.
• John Condreay, 40, of the 600 block W. Second St. in Braidwood, was arrested March 15 at 5:22 p.m.
• Larry Smith, 19, of the 1400 block Glenside Dr. in Bolingbrook, was arrested March 15 at 6:15 p.m.
• Paul Trotto, 26, of the 900 block of E. Bailey in Naperville, was arrested March 16 at 2:12 p.m.
• James Bilquist, 48, of the 500 block of S. Washington St. in Lockport, was arrested March 16 at 2:36 p.m.

The sting was conducted over a one-week period and Ferdinardo said 22 people were arrested, including one prostitute, but information on the remaining arrests was not immediately available.

In addition to the arrests, more than $6,000 was confiscated, as well as under 10 grams of marijuana.

The remaining names should be released at some point in the near future, Ferdinardo said.