Five individuals were arrested on prostitution-related charges on May 4 after an investigation by Secaucus detectives at a business on Paterson Plank Road.

Secaucus Police Detective Division personnel responded to 168 Studio, an acupuncture business, on the 1300 Block of Paterson Plank Road on Monday on a report of “someone needing assistance,” according to Det. Capt. John Buckley.

Following an investigation, four women and a 31-year-old male were arrested on charges related to prostitution.

Police took into custody Ji Jin, 48, of Flushing, N.Y., and charged her with promoting prostitution; Kim Sunza, 48, of Queens, N.Y., also charged with promoting prostitution; Cai Yu, 44, of Queens, N.Y., charged with engaging in prostitution as well as promoting prostitution; and Yoh Se, 46, of West New York, N.J., charged with maintaining a premise used for prostitution as well as a charge of promoting prostitution.

Joseph Giacomin, 31, of Nutley, N.J., was charged with engaging an individual in prostitution, police said.

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Sat., April 25 – Police were called to a single-vehicle accident on Secaucus Road at around 1 a.m. Danny Pazos, 29, of Passaic, was charged with driving while intoxicated.

Mon., April 27 – Police responded to an accident at 1:50 p.m. on Paterson Plank Road near Grace Avenue. Fifty-one-year-old Theresa McGuire of Secaucus was subsequently taken into custody for charges of reckless driving, failure to wear a seat belt, and  driving while intoxicated.

Mon., April 27 – Police responded to TJ Max on Mill Creek Drive on shoplifting call. Thirty-two-year-old Carlo Macina of North Bergen was taken into custody for allegedly shoplifting $280 worth of men’s shirts at around 12:45 p.m.

Sun., May 3 – Police responded to Marshalls on shoplifting call at 3:40 p.m. Yvette Torres, 28, of Jersey City was arrested on shoplifting charges for allegedly taking $290 worth of clothing.

Information for this column was provided by Det. Capt. John Buckley of the Secaucus Police Department and reported by esecaucus.com. All arrested are presumed innocent until found guilty.