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The Berkeley Police Department is keeping tight-lipped about the arrest of the owner/operator of the Normandy Massage Studio for “suspicion of pimping, pandering and conspiracy.” 

They will say the business located in the 2300 block of Shattuck has been under surveillance for months and that search warrants have been served for the two residences of its owner Kathleen Phuong Que Chiem. 

A telephone call to the Alameda County Jail revealed that Phuong Que Chiem was arrested on Thursday and has since been released on bail. 

Heading the investigation for the BPD is Lt. Allen Yuen of the vice department. Yuen said the investigation was sparked by numerous complaints from neighbors and members of the community.  

BPD Lt. Cynthia Harris said Monday that a special enforcement team served a search warrant at the business on Thursday afternoon. Harris said she does not know if the establishment has since closed down. Several telephone calls made to the business went unanswered, and the doors remained locked all day Monday.