Temecula Prostitution Sting Nets 11 Arrests

TEMECULA, CA — A prostitution crackdown in Temecula this week ended in the arrest of 11 people — nine men and two women — the sherif's department announced.

The operation was conducted Tuesday around town by the Riverside County anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce and Perris Sheriff's Station personnel, Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Robert Menchaca said. Law enforcement officers targeted "males and females soliciting sexual favors in exchange for money in the city of Temecula."

The arrestees ranged in age from 22 to 46 years old and lived around Riverside and San Diego counties, Menchaca said.

They included:

• Michael Miranda, 31-year-old resident of Valley Center; arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Dajene Corlley, 24-year-old resident of Menifee, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Adrian Davis, 22-year-old resident of Menifee, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Jeisson Cantor-Diaz, 30-year-old resident of Lake Elsinore, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Huzaif Shariff, 25-year-old resident of Lake Elsinore, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Joseph Vitanza, 38-year-old resident of Temecula, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Mario Paz, 37-year-old resident of Fallbrook, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Madison Hitzke, 24-year-old resident of Temecula, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Jamie Smith, 27-year-old resident of Oceanside, arrested on suspicion of prostitution
• Michael Newman, 46-year-old resident of Menifee, arrested on suspicion of prostitution and possession of illegal narcotics
• Dionicio Segura-Gonzales, 24-year-old resident of Valley Center, arrested on suspicion of prostitution

Booking photos of all those arrested can be viewed on the sheriff's website here.

— City News Service contributed to this report.