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By WARD PRICE [email protected]
Sunday, August 21, 2005     Page: 4A

WILKES-BARRE – Nine women were arrested and charged with prostitution and
other related offenses Friday evening after the Wilkes-Barre City Police
Detective Division executed an undercover sting throughout South Wilkes-Barre,
police said.
   
The prostitution sting took place in the areas of South Main, Academy,
South Franklin and South River streets, police said.
    According to a police report, several undercover officers were utilized to
cover specific areas and investigate prostitution activity.
   
The following were apprehended in the sting:
   
*Jessica Lynn Whitesell, 24, of Lawrence Street, Wilkes-Barre.
   
*Jessica McGoldrick, 22, of West Carey Street, Plains Township.
   
*Regina Marie Drasher, 24, of Pierce Street, Plymouth.
   
*Teresa Gray, 49, of Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.
   
*Angela Thomasine Diaz, 28, of Hazle Avenue, Wilkes-Barre.
   
*Jennifer Susan Claherty, 28 of Coal Street, Wilkes-Barre.
   
*Shawna Patterson, 40 of Academy Street, Wilkes-Barre.
   
*Tammy Ann Lutecki, 38 of Poplar Street, Wilkes-Barre.
   
*Adrienne Marie (Bunny) Miller, 38, of North Welles Avenue, Kingston.
   
In addition, Graydon Macleon Speace, 21, of Sutton Road, Shavertown, and
Robert Calvin Robinson, 48, of Sullivan Street, Wilkes-Barre, were arrested
on disorderly conduct charges during the sting, police said