MAYOR OF FOLSOM IS ARRESTED IN DRUG, PROSTITUTION STING

SACRAMENTO--The mayor of Folsom offered cash and rock cocaine to an
undercover female officer he thought was a prostitute in exchange for sex,
police said Friday.

Everett Reginald Drew, known as Reggie Drew, was one of eight people
arrested Thursday night in the second police sweep under a new city law
that allows authorities to impound cars used in prostitution and drug
crimes, said Police Chief Arturo Venegas.

Drew, 57, was booked on five felony and misdemeanor prostitution and drug
counts. The mayor approached the officer, who was standing on a northeast
Sacramento street, and struck up a conversation, police said.

"He offered cash as well as a small quantity of rock cocaine for the sex
act they agreed upon," said Capt. Ted Mandalla.

The mayor's pickup was seized by police and he could lose it if he is
convicted, Venegas said. Drew, leaving jail Friday, waved his arms when
asked about the charges.

"Until we're through the judicial process, I can't comment," he said.

Drew was elected in 1996 to the City Council in Folsom, a city of 46,000 in
eastern Sacramento County known mainly for its giant state prison complex.
He is also a manager with the state Prison Industry Authority.