FYI for those who travel to Providence
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PROVIDENCE, R. I. In recent weeks, the police say, they have caused the shutdown of more than one-third of the illegal massage parlors in the city by having undercover officers pose as customers and by pressuring the businesses' landlords.
Their success, they say, is thanks to the three-year-old law against indoor prostitution that makes landlords potentially liable for lawbreaking in their buildings.
Three women have been arrested and charged with procurement of sexual conduct after allegedly propositioning the officers. Their cases are pending.
The spas shut down. From a total of 14. Are Sunflower Spa. 627 Douglas Ave. ; Red Rose Spa. 2 Pontiac Ave. ; JJ Tunia Body Work. 30 Pontiac Ave. ; Central Health. 22 Oregon St. ; and Heavenly Hands. 146 Admiral St.