If you can avoid Suffolk County.............................

[JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel]

Newsday Staff Writer

October 26, 2006, 11:50 AM EDT

Suffolk police arrested 25 men in separate prostitution stings yesterday in Bay Shore and Patchogue, a day after authorities nabbed 21 people and shut down 10 illegal massage parlors operating across the county.

In Bay Shore, Suffolk's Third Precinct used a female officer who posed as a prostitute to set up the sting. Twenty men, 19 of whom live in the county and range in age from 21 to 63, were arrested and charged with fourth-degree patronizing a prostitute.

Two of the men were held overnight at the precinct and 18 were issued field appearance tickets. The 18 are scheduled to appear in First District Court in Central Islip in January.

In Patchogue and East Patchogue, five men were busted by officers from Suffolk's Fifth Precinct. There, authorities also utilized a female officer for the "John" sting.

The men -- who all live in Suffolk and range in age from 17 to 38 -- also were charged with fourth-degree patronizing a prostitute. Their arraignment status is not immediately known.

Police closed establishments in Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, Deer Park, Lindenhurst and West Babylon.

It's just not worth it, even if one of the girls is working out there, Suffolk County is just not the place to do anything regarding escorting/massages, etc.

[johnie]

NYC is the capital of this stuff. why go anywhere else??