Authorities aim to permanently shut down a "dance studio" after two women who work there were arrested on prostitution charges.
Veronica Rodriguez, 21, faces two counts of prostitution and Marisol Rodriguez, 37, faces one count, after they offered to have sex with an undercover officer at New Dance Expressions in Prospect Heights, according to the Cook County Sheriff's police.
The two, who are not related, were arrested Tuesday. Police are still investigating the studio's owner, police said.
Prospect Heights had been receiving complaints and information that the business, which had been advertising as a private dance studio, was a center for high-end prostitution, said Prospect Heights Detective Sgt. Al Steffen.
The police department got in touch with the Sheriff's police because that agency's vice squad has had some success breaking prostitution rings in the south suburbs, Steffen said.
The investigation took about a month, and culminated in the two arrests, he said.
Those who visited New Dance Expressions were charged $80 to enter the building, and then taken to a private room, where they were supposed to get a private dance from an employee, according to a Sheriff's police news release.
On Tuesday about 10:30 p.m., an undercover officer was taken to a back room by Veronica Rodriguez, who asked for $1,200 to have sex with him, according to police. She then brought Marisol Rodriguez out, and said he could have sex with both of them for $2,400, police said.
When Veronica Rodriguez took the undercover officer's credit card, the officer signaled other officers, who then entered the business and arrested the two women.
"It was a good case of two law-enforcement agencies working together," Steffen said.
The two, who are not related, were arrested Tuesday. Police are still investigating the studio's owner, police said.
Prospect Heights had been receiving complaints and information that the business, which had been advertising as a private dance studio, was a center for high-end prostitution, said Prospect Heights Detective Sgt. Al Steffen.
The police department got in touch with the Sheriff's police because that agency's vice squad has had some success breaking prostitution rings in the south suburbs, Steffen said.
The investigation took about a month, and culminated in the two arrests, he said.
Those who visited New Dance Expressions were charged $80 to enter the building, and then taken to a private room, where they were supposed to get a private dance from an employee, according to a Sheriff's police news release.
On Tuesday about 10:30 p.m., an undercover officer was taken to a back room by Veronica Rodriguez, who asked for $1,200 to have sex with him, according to police. She then brought Marisol Rodriguez out, and said he could have sex with both of them for $2,400, police said.
When Veronica Rodriguez took the undercover officer's credit card, the officer signaled other officers, who then entered the business and arrested the two women.
"It was a good case of two law-enforcement agencies working together," Steffen said.
"Hey Chief, think we should "investigate" the dance studio again?"
"Hmmmm.... That's good investigating there, Lou."
Dude!
ReplyDelete$1,200 for that? Not only should the charges include prostitution but "fraud" & "over-charging" were committed!
Seriously.