Suffolk County Police today arrested two women for prostitution during a raid at a business operating out of an apartment in East Northport.
In response to numerous community complaints, Second Precinct Crime Section officers, in conjunction with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Building Department, conducted an investigation into Welian International Inc., located at 360 Larkfield Road, unit 21, this afternoon.
Two employees, Teresa Zhang, 51, of New York, NY, and Alexandra Thalia Higinio, 31, of Jersey City, NJ, were both charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession, and Prostitution. Zhang was additionally charged with Criminal Nuisance 2nd Degree.
Zhang and Higinio were both issued Desk Appearance Tickets and are scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date. The Town of Huntington issued several violations to the business.
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