HOOKER & HOBO PATROL Seven was the lucky number in prostitution crackdown for start of season
OCEAN CITY, MD – Don’t worry, the accused hookers and pimps you may have planned to meet for your upcoming Ocean City week have been processed in jail, perhaps given a dousing and a shower and have been released in order to keep any and all pending arrangements.
The Ocean City Police Department reports that law officers recently conducted a human trafficking operation in the resort town with assistance from the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team, the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations.
During the course of the operation, conducted on May 19 and 20, detectives arrested seven individuals and seized multiple electronic devices, over $650 in cash and impounded one vehicle.
Individuals arrested include:
Demetria E. Gregory, 28, of Galloway, NJ
Prostitution – general
Released on personal recognizance
Lachaye M. Hoskins, 25, of Pleasantville, NJ
Prostitution – general
Transferred to Worcester County Jail on $2,500 bond
Charles C. Lessner, 31, of Selbyville, DE
Outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear in court
Released on personal recognizance
Randi M. Paicek, 31, of Lewes, DE
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Released on personal recognizance
Andrea L. Presock, 34, of Laurel, DE
Prostitution – general
Released on personal recognizance
Catina M. Register, 37, of Georgetown, DE
Prostitution – general
Possession of crack cocaine
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Released on personal recognizance
Baseem K. Taliaferro, 31, of Galloway, NJ
Two counts of pandering-take cause
Released after posting an unsecured bond of $20,000