Joseph County. New documents outline how undercover officers gathered information and how the health department stepped in to close the businesses for now. Investigators found signs that the businesses were offering more than just massages after looking through their trash. Joseph County that police raided in June The St. The businesses on Hickory Road and State Road were also cited for having a massage room with a lock on the door, while the ones on State Road 23 and South Michigan Street violated a requirement to have a bin for soiled linens.
This is the second time the Health Department had to close down the Granger location on S. The receipts gave investigators reason to suspect the business owner was driving employees to Flushing, NY so they could send money back to China.
The underwear and DVDs added to first-hand knowledge from undercover officers revealed in a probable cause affidavit that these businesses were offering sexual services for money. Undercover investigators were offered these services on multiple occasions starting on Dec. Most recently, it happened on June 6th, They also found out, while working with the Indiana Department of Revenue, that none of these businesses were paying sales tax.
Even with all this information, the spokesperson for the St. Joseph County Police Department told me that no arrests have been made yet and no charges have been filed.
He says the investigation is still ongoing and could continue for the next couple of months. Their detectives and folks from the Department of Revenue are going through thousands of pages of financial records they seized two weeks ago. Skip to content. Northwest Indiana. Wednesday's Child. First Alert Weather. Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Community Calendar. Toys for Tots. Inside the Newsroom. Morning Stretch.
