Two well reviewed and very reputable providers shared an apartment they used exclusively for incall in the west end of the San Fernando Valley. One of the providers was waiting for a client when she heard a knock on the door.  She looked through the peep hole and saw her client standing near the front of the door. When she opened the door, two men walked in. They identified themselves as police detectives and showed her their badges and identification cards.  They also gave her business cards. One of the detectives told her someone had filed a complaint about possible prostitution activity around her apartment building and they were conducting an investigation.  He asked her if she had seen anything suspicious.  She was at a loss for words but was able to say no in a crackling voice. He cut her off before she could say anything else. She was wearing a black lace bra and panty set with a matching see through sheer robe.  The detective told her to be on the look out for anything suspicious like women walking around wearing lingerie during the day and strangers coming and going to the same apartment.  He said they were going to be watching the building for suspects and told her they would appreciate her calling them if she observes anything suspicious.  He told her situations like this are a nuisance for the police because they have to investigate all vice complaints. He said It would be much easier on everyone if these doggone prostitutes would just use motels instead of using apartments with nosey neighbors. He told her to be careful, then they both thanked her for her cooperation and left.  She looked at their business cards after they were gone. They were official LAPD business cards and both detectives were assigned to a burglary detail. On the back of one of the cards was a hand written note "Just doing the vice guys a favor."  

Needless to say the girls gave the landlord a 30 day notice they were moving and never used the apartment again. I know both providers, one I have known since 2002 and I seriously doubt she would fabricate such a story.  The more I thought about what she told me, the more I realized LE spent about five minutes investigating and clearing up a problem they could have otherwise spent a lot of time, effort and money on to achieve the same results.  

I have only heard of this happened once before and it was also in the San Fernando Valley which is part of the City of Los Angeles.  In that case a group of girls know as Wendy and the Girls or the Valley Crew were running what amounted to a brothel out of an apartment. They had about five girls working at any given time during the day.  I paid a few visits to their place and it was run very efficiently.  They weren't well liked by the other providers because they were known as the WalMart of the provider business. One warning was all it took for them to close shop and split.

I wonder if this is a common practice elsewhere, or is it just a procedure LAPD uses to handle these types of complaints?

How about this client who fronted for this non-bust?

Was he someone with references, etc.?

This is the first time I've heard of LE using this tactic.  I guess it is preferable to taking a ride downtown with bracellets.

(still not a lawyer)

The detectives showed up without an appointment.  I would imagine they went to her door because whoever made the complaint most likely told LE she and the other provider were using the apartment to conduct business. She opened the door because she thought the guy she saw through the peep hole was the hobbyist who had made the appointment.  She didn't say what happened to the hobbyist who had the appointment.  I'll ask her what happened to him the next time I talk to her.  I have heard of this happening once before but that was at Wendy's high volume incall apartment. There were several posts on the LA Board about that incident when it happened.  It might be a common practice for LAPD but again I have only heard of two incidents where this has happened. I have no doubt that a lot goes on that is not posted on the local boards.

It might be management calling in a favor.  Mgt might not want them busted on site but wants them G-O-N-E.  The girls know they're outted & bye, bye!  
Vise cops would have set up a sting & busted them.
Extremely unwise to provide from typical appartment on a regular basis.  Nosy neighbors are a huge problem.
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but not too smart.  Hotels are the safest place to do in calls. I've known lots of ladies who tried apartments and they all got tired of having to leave every month or two when the neighbors figured out what was going on.

I'm not sure what poses some providers to think that this sort of thing is a good idea. It's not.

But as we have seen, being cheap can often cost more.

Now, if a whole bunch of gals got together to build their own apartment complex, maybe we'd be getting somewhere.

(Still not a lawyer but I'm thinking about being a real estate developer.)

she is lucky that the cops were to lazy to do anything more than scare her

They didn't catch her in the act and no offer of sex for money was made to the cops so all they can really do is "scare" her. Innuendo and rumors are the same in real life as they are on the internet. Just innuendo and rumors...

I feel they didn't catch her because they didn't want to catch her...  which is why I suggested an alternate scenerio.  
But once one is outted, there is no choice but to move on.

Yes, part of being discrete is changing hotels & rooms frequently.    

I've heard & experienced a few "cover stories" that allow a fixed location...  easier to do with an occasional provider but much harder for an active provider.
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Is itimidation, lying, and NOT enforcing the law what we want our Police to do?

"When she opened the door, two men walked in."
Where was the warrent?

How about posting a scanned picture of the front & back of both of the business cards that were presented to you?

If there was an official complaint filed with the police about prostitution, then why were robbery cops handling the call?

no records...

no huge legal bills...

the people who were troubled, and maybe their concerns were genuine... because we don't know what kind of people were showing up...

and at what hours...

As best I can tell, there was a happy ending



QED

Couldn't have said this any better...

Modern day fairy tale,

Now those were policeMen.

than lock up a woman who is no danger to the community. Maybe these two cops preferred fighting real crime?

I say kudos to these particular cops, I would bet that they had no choice but to act on a complaint and they picked the way of handling it that caused everyone involved the least amount of grief.

That is the same impression I got from what she told me.  It seemed like someone made a complaint and the vice cops asked the other detectives to stop by and have a talk with her or her friend so they could close out the investigation.  The cops knew she and her friend were probably providers and stopping by for a little chit chat would solve the problem. I disagree with the poster who felt LE was being lazy and shirking their responsibility. If she were a real criminal then I am sure they would have handled it differently. If a nosy neighbor made the complaint then that nosy neighbor should be satisfied with the police service since the providers are no longer using the apartment building. In my opinion, it was a wise use of resources to solve a problem.

kudos to the two cops who apparently are more concerned with real crime than arresting a provider who isn't hurting anyone. I wish there were more cops like the two we are talking about.

Although you have flat out accused me of making up a story & said very mean spirited things about me. I do believe that could happen & it sounds way better than  getting popped.

I have to agree with you. There are allot more serious issues police have to deal with that is why I am backing Michelle Phiffer and Kathy Bates in thier quest to legalize prostitution.

If a provider is not robbing people or carrying std's, has a biz license pay taxes then what criminal act is being committed?

This is something I posted on Xbiz com and the celebrity site Im a member of where Michelle and Kathy openly talk about prostitution.

Think of it ... lets just estimate in California alone there are 200,000.00 escorts, if they where to pay for a yearly biz licence like Nevada, work card for the year and medical card once a month California would pull out of this recession in less than a year, less girls aressted that cost the state money to prosecute, arrest and then jailed.

So when they make an arrest for prostitution it is actually costing the state MORE than it is to legalize it.... but ... thats just my opinion!

Kisses!
Natasha

I do agree that prosecuting victimless "crimes" like prostitution is not only morally wrong, but a huge waste of resources as well.

I would be more than happy to lend support to any legitimate organization that is trying to change these draconian laws.