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Prostitution Sting In Five Cities

12/14/2009

FIVE CITIES - The Pismo Beach and Grover Beach Police Departments conducted a prostitution sting in their respective cities.

Officers went online and ultimately made several arrests.

It started when officers found an online poll saying Pismo Beach was an easy place to get away with prostitution.

They took that as a challenge and got to work.

Undercover officers from the Pismo Beach and Grover Beach Police Departments set up their sting at two un-named hotels Sunday.

Their mission was to lure in the people they suspected were involved in prostitution. "Each location was also equipped with audio and video surveillance and the subjects that were arrested responded to the hotel," says Detective Chris Trimble of the Pismo Beach Police Department.

Officers used phone numbers found in advertisements on Craigslist and in some newspaper ads.

Detective Trimble says in most cases they were disguised as ads for massages or companionship.

Four women, Audrianna Powell, Robyn Nava, Diana Rocha and Danielle Hoover were arrested for solicitation of prostitution.

Police arrested Charles Taylor III for supervising or aiding in prostitution.

The Pismo and Grover Beach Police Departments will continue their investigations.

They say prostitution is a very dangerous crime and it doesn't belong in their cities.

Some of the suspects also face charges of resisting arrest and drug offenses.