Five woman were arrested on prostitution charges in Reading on Thursday.
The arrests were all made as part of an undercover detail conducted by the Reading Police Vice Unit.
Police said all the defendants had a sex-related conversation with an undercover officer and agreed to perform sex acts in exchange for money. They got into the officer’s vehicle, which police stopped at Second and Franklin streets, where they were taken into custody, police said.
The following were arrested between 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. and committed to Berks County Jail in lieu of bail following arraignment before District Judge David Yoch:
• Kim Fleming, 60, no permanent address, one count of prostitution, $5,000 bail.
• Maria Diaz-Cruz, 64, of the 400 block of Franklin Street, one count of prostitution, $15,000 bail.
• Ciasha Jones, 29, no permanent address, one count each of prostitution and possessing drug paraphernalia, $20,000 bail.
• Tiffany Culbreth, 41, of the 200 block of Butter Lane, one count of prostitution, $7,500 bail.
• Ashley Lidey, 39, of the 600 block of Lancaster Avenue, one count of prostitution, $5,000 bail.