Massage Parlor Robberies

New York City is a cleaner and more affluent than many of us remember. The massage parlours, like most of USA, are run by Chinese.

Three men arrested on Wed., March 2 were charged with first- and second-degree robbery in connection with three knifepoint hold-ups of massage parlors in Chinatown and on the Upper East Side.

Juan Carlo Zorrilla, 19, Christian Esclera, 17, and Albert Esclera, 18, entered a massage parlor at 219 Canal St. between Mulberry and Baxter Streets around 7:15 p.m. on Wed., Feb. 23, held the attendant at knife-point and forced her into the bathroom after grabbing her cell phone, according to the complaint filed with the Manhattan District Attorney's office. They fled with $200 from the till, police said.

On Fri., Feb. 25, the three suspects entered a massage parlor at 128 Baxter St. near Hester St. around 10 p.m. and forced two employees into the bathroom after taking a bag with a cell phone and $115 from one victim and taking $31 from the other victim's bag, according to the criminal complaint. They fled with $355 from the register, police said.

About two hours earlier that day, they entered another massage location at 1105 Lexington Ave., near E. 78th St., held a victim at knifepoint and forced her into the bathroom. The victim showed them her empty purse, said police, and added that they found fingerprints of one of the suspects on the cash register. Police did not say what, if anything, was taken from the Lexington Avenue location. The three suspects were in jail pending a March 30 court appearance.

It is a good thing these thug are behind bars.



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