Crime & Safety
Four Men Arrested, Including Reading Man, Following Prostitution Sting
Woburn Police, working with a regional agency, arrested four men on sexual conduct for a fee changes.

Members of the Woburn Police Department arrested four men following separate investigations on charges of sexual conduct for a fee.
According to a release, on March 15 members of the Woburn Police Department working with members Southern Middlesex Regional Drug Task Force conducted a prostitution sting at local hotels. The investigation included posting online advertisements for female prostitutes and a female contact to set up the transactions.
As a result of the investigations police arrested the following suspects:
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Steven M. Puglielli, 40, of 34 Heather Drive, Reading. Arrested on a charge of sexual conduct for a fee.
James C. Barr, 50, of 5 Cedar Ridge Road, Bedford. Arrested on a charge of sexual conduct for a fee.
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Frank H. Slaunwhite, 42, of 66 Houghton St., Woburn. Arrested on a charge of sexual conduct for a fee.
Alexander L. Halsey, 40, of 4 Arlington Road, Apartment 3R, Woburn. Arrested on a charge of sexual conduct for a fee.
In each case the men entered a hotel room after discussing paying for sexual conduct and put down money for the transaction. All funds were recovered for evidence.
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