Chattanooga Police Department Official Report
Friday, the Special Investigations Unit and officers from the patrol division of the Chattanooga Police Department jointly conducted a vice operation targeting suspected street prostitutes in the East Lake and Highland Park areas. Undercover officers were used to pose as “Johns” for the operation. Twenty one (21) suspects, nineteen (19) women and two (2) males dressed as women, were arrested and charged with prostitution. Some were also arrested on narcotics charges. Listed below are the suspects and charges: 1. Katherine Ricketts, w/f, dob 062279, arrested in the 1700 block of S. Willow Street and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Complaint # 08-970072. Donna Defranco, w/f, dob 043067, arrested in the 1700 block of S. Willow Street and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-970083. Jennifer Gildon, w/f, dob 112669, arrested in the 2800 block of Watauga Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-970094. Jessica Moore, w/f, dob 041883, arrested in the 2000 block of S. Willow Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-08-970105. Cynthia Pittman, b/f, dob 121672, arrested in the 1800 block of E. 16th Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-970176. Lashandra Cummings, b/f, dob 040578, arrested in the 2600 block of Watauga Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school7. Porscha Whitfield, b/f, dob 111973, arrested in the 1800 block of S. willow Street and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school and possession of a controlled substance. Complaint # 08-970298. Lisa Blackburn, w/f, dob 090264, arrested in the 2200 block of E. 17th Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-970309. Lashanda Wooten, b/f, dob 092572, arrested in the 2000 block of S. Willow Street and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-9703110.Debra Randolph, w/f, dob 090571, arrested in the 2700 Block of Rossville blvd and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-97038 11. Alice Langston, b/f, dob 053057, arrested in the 2700 Block of Rossville Blvd and was charged with prostitutionWithin 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-9703812.Latona Bates, w/f, dob 021781, arrested in the 2000 block of S. Willow Street and was charged with prostitutionwithin 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-97037 13. Andrea West, b/f, dob 032460, arrested in the 4500 block Rossville Blvd and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-9709814.Gina Clark, w/f, dob 040868, arrested in the 2000 block of S. Willow Street and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-97103 15. Lolita Lawrence, dob 020567, arrested in the 1700 block Dodds Avenue and charged with prostitution within 1 1/2 miles of a school. Complaint 08-097111 16. Frederick Austin b/m, dob 040667, arrested in the 1600 block of E. Main Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-97113 17. Sabrina Anderson, b/f, dob 030657, arrested in the 1600 block of S. Willow Street and was charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-9711718. Andrew Shepherd, b/m, dob 021283, arrested in the 1800block of E. Main Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-9712419. Adena Colston, w/f, dob 030166, arrested in the 4500 Block of Rossville Blvd and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-9712320. Lena Riddle Walker, w/f dob 091951, arrested in the 2300block of E. 43rd Street and charged with prostitution within1 ½ miles of a school. Complaint # 08-97127 21. Crystal Greer, b/f, dob 101868, arrested in the 1800 block of E. 17th Street and charged with prostitution within 1 ½ of a school and criminal impersonation. Complaint # 08- 97126
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