Prostitution at Massage Parlor. West Windsor Police have charged two women in connection with allegations of prostitution at the Asran House massage therapy at 55 Princeton-Hightstown Road in suite 208.
Yuzhu Zhou and Ying Lin, both of Flushing, NY were charged after a search warrant was executed on October 29 at 3:15 p.m. with the assistance from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Special Investigations Unit as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigations, said Detective Sergeant Brian Melnick. Melnick said the search was the culmination of a month-long investigation that was started in response to complaints from several citizens who alleged prostitution was taking place at the business.
Zhou was charged with two counts of promoting prostitution and one count of maintaining a nuisance for running the operation at the suite. Lin was charged with one count of promoting prostitution. Both were released pending future court dates.
This is not the first time a prostitution bust has occurred on this stretch in West Windsor; in fact, arrests were just a few doors down in April, 2001. In that incident, West Windsor Police charged Vladimir Rystar, 41, and Galina Rystar, 36, both of East Windsor, with promoting prostitution and maintaining a place of prostitution. Marina Pestova, 38, of Brooklyn was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution.
The three were charged after a month-long investigation by police, based on a number of reports that the Rystars’ company, Pyramid Massage Therapy at 50 Hightstown Road, was a front for prostitution.
During the investigation, on two occasions undercover officers were offered an opportunity for sexual contact with Pestova in return for cash, police said. Money was exchanged, but no sexual acts were carried out, police sad. A search warrant was executed on the business prior to their arrest.
Shoplifting. Tiera Jackson-King, 18, and Mariah Vaughn, 18, both of Trenton, were charged October 29 with shoplifting at Wal-Mart. Officer Mark Lee said they concealed $50 worth of merchandise, including clothing and a costume kit, in their purses and tried to leave the store without paying.
Jacinta S. Jones, 29, of Trenton was charged October 31 with shoplifting at Wal-Mart. Officer Robert Fow said she shoplifted $97 worth of merchandise and tried to leave the store without paying.
Janelle Ford, 40, of Trenton was charged October 31 with shoplifting at Wal-Mart. Officer Frank Bal said she stole $26 worth of merchandise from the store.
Drug Arrests. John Jackson, 20, of Trenton as charged October 29 with possession of marijuana over 50 grams. Officer Christopher Van Ness said that during a motor vehicle stop in the Mercer County College west parking lot, he found the marijuana. He was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle by a person under the legal age.
Trespassing. Daniel L. Outten Jr., 39, of Trenton was charged November 1 with trespassing at Wal-Mart. Officer Walter Silcox said Wal-mart security saw him inside of the store after he previously signed an agreement prohibiting from being there. Outten also had an active arrest warrant from Lawrence.
Receiving Stolen Property. Jennifer Arango, 23, of Guttenberg was charged October 20 with receiving stolen property. Officer Christopher Van Ness said he stopped her on Route 1 North at Quakerbridge Road for a routine motor vehicle stop and found her in possession of 105 articles of stolen clothing, 19 bottles of perfume and cologne, and a woman’s watch, worth a total $4,012.85. The merchandise, Van Ness said, still contained the price tags and security devices, and he said he determined she had shoplifted the items from several area stores.
DWI. Michael Mattia, 43, of West Windsor was charged October 28 with driving while intoxicated. Officer Christopher Van Ness said he stopped him for a motor vehicle violation on Alexander and Bear Brook roads and found he was intoxicated. He was also charged with reckless driving.
James A. Warney, 46, of Somerset, was charged November 1 with driving while intoxicated. Officer Nathan Cuomo said he stopped him for tailgating a car on Route 1 north and found him to be intoxicated. He was also charged with reckless driving and tailgating.
Dongwon Kang, 23, of Highland Park was charged October 21 with driving while intoxicated. Officer Jason Jones said he stopped Kang for driving the wrong way on Alexander Road. He was also charged with reckless driving, driving the wrong way, and delaying traffic.
Marcellus Justice Manning, 22, of Richland was charged October 24 with driving while intoxicated. Officer Christopher Van Ness said he stopped Manning on Heritage Boulevard for delaying traffic and found him to be intoxicated. He was also charged with delaying traffic and reckless driving.
