Crime & Safety
2 Women Arrested In St. James Massage Parlor Raid: Police
The women face prostitution and unauthorized use of a profession charges, police say.
ST. JAMES, NY — Two women were arrested on charges of prostitution and unauthorized use of a profession during a massage parlor raid in St. James on Friday, Suffolk police said.
The department investigated Lake Avenue Foot & Back Spa, at 266 Lake Avenue, at 3:20 p.m. Friday following numerous community complaints, police said.
Jinzhen Shi, of Mount Vernon, 46, and Xiao Zhang, 42, of Mount Vernon, were each charged with
unauthorized practice of a profession and prostitution, police said.
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The Smithtown Fire Marshal and Smithtown Building Department issued numerous violations for fire code and building offenses, police said.
Shi was given a desk appearance ticket and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date. Zhang was arraigned on Saturday.
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