Vallejo police to use ‘Dear John’ letters in prostitution fight
Posted: 10/27/2011 01:01:10 AM PDT
Vallejo has another weapon in its arsenal to fight prostitution — so-called “Dear John” letters to target those looking for love in all the wrong places, a police official said Wednesday.
Vallejo Police Department Lt. Jim O’Connell told citywide neighborhood watch group representatives the city recently got permission from the state to send such letters to help deter prostitution.
O’Connell spoke at the quarterly meeting of the groups organized by Fighting Back Partnership.
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Police obtain identifying information about vehicles they suspect are driven by johns, or prostitution customers, and then send letters to the vehicle owners warning them they’ve been seen.
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Downtown property owner BJ Conrad said she saw eight new prostitutes Wednesday in a span of an hour and 15 minutes after noticing a lull in activity.
See the full article from “Vallejo Times-Herald”
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