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For Immediate Release:  Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Hartford Police Make Sixteen Arrest and Seize Ten Vehicles in Undercover Prostitution Sting.

(Hartford) - In response to numerous citizen complaints of prostitution related illegal activity in the South Green area of the City, detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Division conducted an undercover detail on July 21, 2006, in the area of 8 Stonington Street.  Hartford Police made sixteen arrests, towed ten vehicles (one stolen), and seized a quantity of cocaine a result of the undercover detail. 

Arrested and charged with Patronizing a Prostitute from a Motor Vehicle were:

Selvin Martinez-Melendez of 210 Franklin Avenue, Hartford
Tyrone Sailor of 40 Sisson Avenue, Hartford
Bernard Goode of 110 Newfield Avenue, Hartford
Manuel Domingos of 64 Mayflower Street, West Hartford
Juan Torres of 90 Kane Street, West Hartford
Jose Gandiago of 148 Follybrook Lane, Manchester
Hugo Soares of 26 Dexter Road, Rocky Hill
Elvir Hajdarevic of 468 Franklin Avenue, Hartford
Huso Selimovic of 382 Franklin Avenue, Hartford
Hajrudin Becirovic of 99 Barker Street, Hartford
John Mciver of 96 Davidson Road, Colchester
Jorge Rodriguez of 2606 Main Street, Hartford
Earle Green, Jr., of 500 New Britain Avenue, Hartford
Lenwood Jackson of 217 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford

Arrested and charged with Prostitution was Zenaida Falcon of 20 Cedar Street, Hartford
Arrested and charged with Patronizing a Prostitute from a Motor Vehicle, Larceny in the Third Degree,
          Possession of Narcotics, and Possession of Narcotics within 1,500 feet of a School.

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Contact:   Nancy Mulroy, Public Information Officer, Hartford Police Department,  (860) 543-8746
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