Catherine Scalia, NY's "Hot Dog Hooker," gets shut down for peddling without a permit
(CBS) BALDWIN, N.Y. - Catherine Scalia, the so-called "hot dog hooker, " had to pack up her cart Wednesday after local police chased her from her post for parking on private property and having a peddlers permit, reports CBS New York.
Pictures: NY's "Hot Dog Hooker" Catherine Scalia
Scalia was back to business on Wednesday, a day after pleading guilty to misdemeanor prostitution and being released from Nassau County Jail on Tuesday. She was arrested after she says an undercover cop bought a hot dog with a lap dance on the side and then asked her to perform a sex act.
Customers flocked as the 45-year-old East Rockaway woman fought through the pouring rain to reopen her hot dog truck after spending days behind bars.
"Get some wiggle with your wieners," she shouted to customers.
"I do it for fun - just some excitement. This cart is from when I was 20 years old. I says 'Lemme get back into the system and see what happens' and I solicited an undercover cop," Scalia told 1010 WINS' Carol D'Auria.