Prostitution Pushed to Interstate?

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sweet! That's way more convenient for me, thanks for the heads up.

gabriel amadeus on November 7, 2008 at 2:32 PM

Sarah -

Even though there is an uptick in prostitution activity on Interstate and MLK (and the ever-sketchy Peninsula Park), both Sgt. Jeff Morris of North Precinct - quoted in the Sentinel aritcle - and Jeri Williams with the Office of Neighborhood Involvement have said that the bulk of PDX prostitute activity is "negotiated" over craigslist. The two are not mutually exclusive, and point to just how widespread and resilient the world's oldest profession really is (to nobody's surprise).

What's most interesting is that prostitutes were pushed from Interstate out to 82nd in the early to mid-90s, after then-North Precinct Captain Tom Potter instituted "community policing" that got neighbors involved in the NoPo prostitution crackdown. Now, the reverse is happening, and it's come full circle.

- RR

on November 7, 2008 at 3:34 PM

What Interstate are you referring to? Id think that an interstate would be too busy and a working girl on it would stick out like a sore thumb.

bgh on February 1, 2009 at 3:22 PM