Police Close Six Local Massage Parlors

The Greenburgh Police force conducted a raid on six local massage parlors on March 5th, arrested personnel at each and closed the facilities. At each location suspects were arrested for failing to have licenses to work as massage therapists. The raid was conducted by the Greenburgh Police Street Crime Unit and Drug and Alcohol Task Force who transported the suspects to headquarters, booked and processed them and then released them on bail.

Here are the locations of the six massage parlors and the names and birthdates of those who were arrested:

Aroma Spa 698 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY; Arrested: Jin, Shun DOB 12/01/70
Closed by: Building Department

Charming Spa 390 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY; Arrested: Kim, Young Hee DOB 11/24/74; Kim, Young Sook DOB 10/30/66 Closed by: Building Department

Dove Spa 114 South Central Ave, Hartsdale NY; Arrested: Meinke, Chom Sun DOB 03/23/61; Lian, Yin Zi DOB 10/23/67 Closed by: Building Department

Green Luck Spa 791 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY; Arrested: Li, Jin Xian DOB 01/02/70; Li, Song Zhu DOB 06/29/71 Closed by: Building Department

Green Rose Body Work 455 South Central Ave, Scarsdale NY; Arrested: Shen, Yu Jin DOB 09/06/70; Jin, Xiaonu DOB 11/19/64 Closed by: Building Department

K's Angel Spa 298 Tarrytown Road, White Plains NY; Arrested: Wang, Yan DOB 04/09/96; Wang, Fengli DOB 01/28/72 Closed by: Building Department.

The Edgemont Community Council brought the massage parlors to the attention of Greenburgh officials after they found promotional material for events at two massage parlors in Edgemont. According to the ECC website, the ads featured "scantily clad Asian women."

The ECC drafted a proposed law to give local police the power to regulate massage parlors, monitor their licenses and fine those who fail to comply.

In August 2013, police arrested 19 Asian workers at local spas in Scarsdale, Hartsdale and White Plains for providing services without proper licenses. According to a press release from the Greenburgh Police Department dated August 15, the agencies undertook an 11-month investigation of the massage parlors before making the arrests for "unauthorized practice of a profession," which is a class E felony under the NYS Education Law. In April 2012 Greenburgh Police arrested three women for prostitution at Aroma Spa and Charming Spa, both on Central Park Avenue in Scarsdale. In October 2010 prostitutes were arrested at King Spa at 100 North Central Park Avenue.