RIDGEWOOD TIMES/Photo by Anthony Giudice Font: Engravers Old English Normal LAST DANCE Firebombed strip club in Maspeth still padlocked. See page 2 Four more cuffed in massage parlor busts BY ROBERT POZARYCKI AND ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @ridgewoodtmes The war on dirty deeds at local massage parlors continues. Four workers at spas in Glendale and Ridgewood were picked up by police in the latest undercover sting operation on March 8, police announced on March 9. Yun Qin Lin, 33, was cuffed for alleged prostitution and also operating without a license inside a parlor on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood. Her co-worker, identifi ed as Ling Lu, was also taken into custody for unlawfully practicing massage therapy. Hua Chen, 51, and Ning Fang Zheng, 30, were arrested at a spa on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale for allegedly practicing massage therapy without a license, authorities said. The arrests were made through an investigation conducted by the NYPD Queens Vice Enforcement Squad. Police declined to disclose the exact locations of the two spas due to the ongoing investigation. Illegal activity at massage parlors have been on the 104th Precinct’s radar for some time, as many community members lodged complaints regarding the seedy establishments, and they have been continuously shutting them down throughout their neighborhoods since late last year. TIMESNEWSWEEKLY.COM CIVIC FIGHTS TO STOP RIDGEWOOD FESTIVAL 6 MAYOR VISITS WITH OUR NEWS TEAM 13 RIDGEWOOD CHEERLEADERS GO NATIONAL 19 NYC's Largest Real Estate Section SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION: SPRING AT HOME 50¢• VOL. 107, NO. 32 Since 1908 MARCH 10 - MARCH 16, 2016
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