Crime & Safety
UPDATE: East Rockaway Prostitute Allegedly Used Hot Dog Truck to Solicit Sex
Catherina Scalia allegedly offered sex to undercover officers.
Story updated on May 4 at 11:52 a.m.
An East Rockaway woman was arrested on prostitution charges Thursday night, according to Nassau Police.
According to detectives, Catherina Scalia, 45, offered to engage in sexual conduct with an undercover detective at her residence in return for money.
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The arrest of defendant Scalia resulted from an investigation conducted by detectives from the Narcotic Vice Squad, police said. The detectives became aware that the defendant was allegedly using a hot dog vending truck located on Sunrise Highway in Baldwin to solicit customers for sexual conduct.
According to police, Scalia would inform customers to respond to her home where she would perform assorted sexual acts for money.
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Scalia is being charged with Prostitution and will be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Friday.
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