A "quality of life" enforcement in Newark had officers beefing up patrol in several neighborhoods in the city where authorities have arrested 16 suspects and charged them with prostitution and soliciting crimes.
According to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, members of the Newark Police Division’s Special Enforcement Bureau took 16 individuals into custody which included three men from out of town, for prostitution crimes.
Multiple quality of life complaints in the areas of Sherman Avenue and East Bigelow Street and along Frelinghuysen Avenue, had detectives conduct an operation in which six women and ten men were arrested Director Ambrose said.
The women arrested, all from Newark, are: Christina Daggett, 29; Davitta Johnson, 52; Carmen Sanchez, 50; Dana Everette, 48; Leah Gibson, 24; and Tiarah Wheeler, 31 all were charged with prostitution according to Director Ambrose.
The ten males arrested while seeking sex for money are: James Haywood, 52, of Newark; Jose Quizpilema, 33, of Newark; Victor Santos, 45, of Harrison; Laye Kamara, 20, of Staten Island, NY; Lhadj Doukoure, 22, of Newark; John Whitaker, 54, of Elizabeth; Arthur Settle, 29, of Newark; and Derrick Jones, 51 of Newark.
Director Ambrose said they all were charged with soliciting prostitution and a total of 8 vehicles were towed during the arrests.
“These arrests are due to the public’s involvement in alerting us to criminal activity occurring in their neighborhoods,” Director Ambrose said.
“Our partnership with our citizens is one of greatest assets. We will continue to respond to and answer citizen complaints while enforcing the law.”
These charges are merely accusations.
Each suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Row 1 (left to right) **Daggett, Johnson, Sanchez, Everette, Gibson, Wheeler, Santos, Doukoure**
Row 2 (left to right) **Haywood, Quizhpilema, Kamara, Whitaker, Settle, Jones**
Not all suspects are pictured.