INGLEWOOD, CA—The 1980s new wave band named The Waitresses had a hit song called “I Know What Boys Like”–and it perhaps so did this waitress.
Tierra Tatyana Dornellas, 19, was arrested by Inglewood Police Department (IPD) officers on Wednesday, August 20 at approximately 8:30 p.m. She was apprehended at Imperial Highway and Doty Avenue. The self-proclaimed waitress was charged with “Loitering with the intent to commit prostitution” (653.22(A)PC).
The area has for decades been notorious for Inglewood police officers being involved with prostitution–especially along Imperial Highway where according to an L.A. Times story in 2008 the FBI performed a sting operation that netted a number of officers.
The area has a number of inexpensive hotels that are alternatives to the luxury hotels that service the nearby Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Police reports in recent years indicate that prostitution remains a problem along Imperial Highway through Inglewood and Hawthorne.
Bail for Dornellas was set at $100,000. It will definitely take a lot of big tips to get her back on the street.