Prostitution Ring Busted in Hillside

Hillside police say ads in adult magazines led them back to a house on Hawthorne Avenue where they took away evidence and six people, two men and five women, for questioning today. They wouldn't say if one of them was Kimberly Petersen who was arrested back in April of 2006. Police say the then 17 year old, who called herself the madam of the house, was arrested for running a house of prostitution.

Police were first alerted to the home after several erotic ads were posted on craigslist. Petersen later admitted to running an illegal operation out of her family's home and paid a $235 fine.

"We received some information and we contacted sheriff dart's office and he was nice enough to lend us his vice unit and they have been assisting us for four months."

Investigators are now sorting through boxes and bags full of evidence, conducting more interviews and looking into who owns the cars left parked around the home. Neighbors wouldn't go on camera about the search today but tell us they are sick of illegal activity happening here.