Crime & Safety
Prostitution Charges For 2 Women After LI Massage Parlor Raid: Police
Two Queens women were arrested and charged with prostitution after police raided a Suffolk County massage parlor on Thursday, police say.
COPIAGUE, NY — Two women were arrested for prostitution during a massage parlor raid in Copiague on Thursday, according to Suffolk County police.
According to police, the raid occurred at an unnamed business located at 80G East Montauk Highway around 2:15 p.m. in response to numerous community complaints.
Shang Fengling, 53, and Yan-Hua Lin, 44, both of Flushing, were charged with unauthorized practice of a profession, a Class E felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor, police said.
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Fengling and Lin were both issued desk appearance tickets and are slated to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date
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