13 arrested in prostitution sting in Newark, New Jersey

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Saturday, September 10, 2016
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NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- More than a dozen women and men were arrested in a prostitution sting in New Jersey Friday.



Newark police said they received complaints about activity in the area of Clinton Avenue and 20th Street to Hawthorne Avenue and Birks Place - and that's where they focused their operation.



In all, four women and nine men were arrested -- the women for allegedly seeking cash for sex, with the men allegedly seeking sex for cash. All were charged with prostitution.



Here are the names of those arrested, as released by police:



WOMEN


Gretchen Ford, 51, of Newark


Charlette Chapman, 41, of Newark


Juanita Coleman, 49, of Irvington


Shenik Hunter, 39 of Irvington





MEN


Ikhayere Collins, 44, of Newark


Stanley Stflevr, 22, of Irvington


Jean Georges, 23, of Maplewood


Manuel Yupa- Maurizaca, 40, of Orange


Naquan Oneil, 39, of Newark


Troy Kearney, 39 of Irvington


James Banks, 30, of Newark


Allen E. Brown, 42, of Stroudsburg, PA


John Jackson, 37, of Staten Island, NY



Police said they towed seven vehicles as a result of the arrests.

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