EPD Stings Old Town Johns

Crime / By Hank Sims / July 29, 2010, 9:53 a.m.

Yesterday saw the latest installment of the perennial prostitution crackdown in Old Town, according to this EPD press release.

On 7/28/10, in response to neighborhood complaints, the Eureka Police Department conducted a prostitution sting in Old Town Eureka. A female decoy was used, and the men were are arrested after agreeing to pay her to perform sexual acts upon them for money.
Arrested were:
CRINER, Arthur Thomas, age 49 of Eureka was arrested for solicitation for prostitution, driving while his driver’s license was suspended, and possession of another’s prescription drugs
CRUEY, Thomas, age 41, of McKinleyville was arrested for solicitation for prostitution
HERMOSILLO, Miguel, age 40, of Eureka arrested for soliciation for prostitution
WILLIAMS, Charles, age 69, of Eureka was arrested for solicitation for prostitution
The vehicles that each of the men were driving at the time they committed the crime(s) were impounded.

SIX Comments

Comment / By Tom Sebourn / July 29, 2010, 5:51 p.m.

When ever there are good looking hookers in Old Town, you can be sure that a sting is going down.

Comment / By Buzz / July 29, 2010, 6:44 p.m.

I used to work in a neighborhood that was so bad, we used to say “if the hookers are good-looking, they’re guys.”

Comment / By Jasper / July 29, 2010, 10:50 p.m.

Can the eps please clean up the riff raff and prostitution for good!? One sting is not enough and the people with babys in strollers in front of costco got to go too. The mission does have room, I know I almost had to stay there!

Comment / By Compassion / July 30, 2010, 10:14 a.m.

People live by the means they have available to them. If they never learned how to get and keep a job, a place to live, feed themselves nutritious food, etc. they will continue to do what they have learned.

Have a little compassion. People don’t do things because they want to. They do things because that’s all they have ever known. Educate people, give them the confidence to do something good for themselves, etc. It all starts in childhood. Don’t be mean to or neglect or ignore children. Try to be involved in their lives. Show them that they can and should love themselves.

Comment / By brian / Aug. 1, 2010, 8:30 a.m.

This is a waste of time and money.

Comment / By nick / May 11, 2011, 11:22 a.m.

consensual sex between 2 people is NONE of the polices business.

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