Middletown police arrested a man and woman after the couple allegedly called an on-duty police officer and offered up a prostitute.
According to police, John Tosta, 41, mistakenly dialed an undercover Detective with the Middletown Police Street Crime Narcotics Unit Thursday afternoon around 5:30 p.m.
The detective initially told Tosta he had the wrong number, but Tosta insisted that he believed he had called the same number the day before, and that the caller was looking for a girl, according to the arrest affidavit. The officer played along, and worked out a price with Tosta, $100 for 30 minutes, according to police.
The detective then asked to speak to the girl. Tosta put her on the phone, and the woman again went over the price and asked how long the encounter would be, police said.
Tosta allegedly told the detective he would call back with an exact location to meet. The officer then notified other detectives and set up an undercover operation.
The detective received a second call, telling him to show up at East Street near Grandview Terrace. As they officers pulled up, they saw the man and woman standing waiting for them.
According to police, the officers recognized the woman, Lea Fuller, from previous arrests. She began to run, but was quickly taken into custody. Officers had to tackle Tosta, and handcuff him, police said.
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Tosta is charged with third-degree promoting prostitution and interfering with police. Fuller is charged with prostitution and interfering with police. Both were held on $10,000 bond.
