New York Massage Parlors: Union City police shut massage parlor, charge woman with prostitution
UNION CITY A massage parlor was shut down Friday evening after a woman there was charged with prostitution, police said.
At 5:50 p.m., police responded to a call of alleged prostitution taking place at the Wellcare Nature Therapy massage parlor, at 2911 Summit Ave., officials said.
A plainclothes police officer was sent to the location and Wanda Suarez, 35, of New York, was arrested and charged with prostitution after offering to perform sexual acts in exchange for $120, authorities said.
Police seized boxes of condoms and $1,020 in cash from the location, reports said.
The massage parlor is currently closed as Union City police work with the city Building Department to revoke its Certificate of Occupancy, police said.