Two women in their late 20s were arrested for running the operation out of their home on Vine Street where deputies say they also found drugs. I'm like really I live right across the street and I'm like I never noticed anything," neighbor Tracey Storck said. It floors me. Neighbor Eric Richter moved his family, including two young children, to the village in order to stay away from situations like this. I mean I would have never known and I live a couple hundred feet away," Richter said.
Most people in the neighborhood are in disbelief, but it was neighbors who first alerted authorities to what Sheriff Christopher Schmaling calls a modern day brothel. Investigators say they found provocative internet ads featuring the two women living in the home. Deputies posed as clients and arrested the two women. There is now a notice in the door from the landlord to vacate the premises. Signs that children were living in the home are evident throughout the yard. The Sheriff's Department removed the children from the house.
Schmaling believes they are now with other family members. The sheriff's department became aware of the situation mid September. Investigators are trying to determine how long it was going on.
Neighbors believe it might have been happening for years. Android App. Report a typo. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. Alleged prostitution house shut down in Racine County Two women taken into custody.
By: Coreen Zell. Post With Clown Photo Threatens Wisconsin Schools "We were seeing the typical Johns, if you will, arriving, staying for a short period of time, and then leaving," Schmaling said. The women are scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Copyright Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
